form.per - the form specification file

The form specification file uses the LABEL form item type to display the text associated with the form fields containing data from the customer database table. LABEL item types contain read-only values. The TEXT of the LABEL form items contain Localized Strings. The COMMENT attribute of an EDIT item is also a Localized String.

Form form.per:
01 SCHEMA custdemo 
02
03 LAYOUT
04  GRID
05   {
06    [lab1      ] [f01  ]
07
08    [lab2      ] [f02                 ]
09
10    [lab3      ] [f03             ]
11   }   
12   END   --grid 
13 END  -- layout 
14
15 TABLES customer 
16
17 ATTRIBUTES
18 LABEL lab1: TEXT=%"customer.store_num";
19 EDIT  f01  = customer.store_num, 
20             COMMENT=%"customer.dealermsg";
21 LABEL lab2: TEXT=%"customer.store_name";
22 EDIT  f02  = customer.store_name;
23 LABEL lab3: TEXT=%"customer.city";
24 EDIT  f03  = customer.city;
25 END  -- attributes
Note:
  • Lines 06 and 18: The form contains a LABEL, lab1; the TEXT of the LABEL is a Localized String, customer.store_num.
  • Line 20: The COMMENT of the EDIT f01 is a Localized String, customer.dealermsg.
  • Lines 08 and 21: The TEXT of the LABEL lab2 is a Localized String, customer.store_name.
  • Lines 10 and 23: The TEXT of the LABEL lab3 is a Localized String, customer.city.

These strings will be replaced at runtime.

The string file entries associated with this form

You can view the translations for the Localized Strings in the form in the progstrings.str string source file.
01 "customer.store_num"="Store No"
02 "customer.dealernummsg"="This is the dealer number"
03 "customer.store_name"="Store Name"
04 "customer.city"="City"