Dictionary/3000 Reference Manual (32244-90001)

174 Chapter5
Dictionary/3000 Utilities
DICTVPD
levels of access.) This password will not be displayed on the terminal as it is entered.
However, it must be entered correctly or an error will result and the prompt will be
reissued. If [[RETURN]] is pressed as the only response to this prompt DICTVPD will
terminate. After the password is accepted DICTVPD then prompts for the name of the
forms file to be loaded into the Dictionary.
FORMS FILE NAME>
Enter the forms file name (20 characters maximum).
DICTVPD now checks the Dictionary for any existing entries which may have the same
name as the name entered. If an entry already exists with this name, the following
warning and prompt are issued:
*WARNING: FORMS FILE ALREADY NAMED IN DATA DICTIONARY
DO YOU WANT TO LOAD UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME(Y/N)>
If N is entered in response to this prompt, DICTVPD will load the forms file into existing
file defined in the Dictionary. If Y (the default) is entered in response to this prompt, a new
prompt is issued to rename the forms file to be loaded into the Dictionary.
NEW FORMSFILE NAME>
Enter the new forms file name. This name must be unique to the Dictionary; otherwise, the
above warning and prompt will be reissued. This name becomes the primary name for this
forms file in the Dictionary.
Once the forms file name is accepted, the following prompt is issued:
SELECT DATA CONVERSION(Default/Char)>
The response to this prompt determines how the data types defined for the data fields are
converted to Dictionary compatible data types. For instance, if Char (or C) is entered as the
response to this prompt, then any data types defined in the forms file will be converted to
Dictionary type X when loaded into the Dictionary. The size and storage length will be the
same as the field length. If Default (or D) is entered as the response to this prompt, then
the data types defined in the forms file will be converted and entered into the Dictionary as
shown on the next page