Pathmaker Programming Guide

Inserting Rows
How to Operate a DB Requester Application
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Figure B-3 illustrates an INSERT BOX operation for an application that displays
several boxes.
Figure B-3. INSERT BOX Operation for a Nested Box
B3
STEP 1: Enter values in the fields of the parent box.
STEP 2: Press shift F6 to read the parent record.
STEP 3: Enter values in the fields of the nested box.
STEP 4: Press shift F10 to insert the records in the nested box.
BRANCHNAME San Jose______ MANAGER 359_
* PRIMKEY
REGNUM _1 BRANCHNUM _3
EMP EMPLOYEE JOB AGE SALARY VAC
NO. NAME DESCRIPTION
323_ Sylvia Smitty______ Salesrep_ 31 4200.00 20
359_ Johnny Joe Myers__ Manager_ 53 4500.00 23
595_ Betty Lee_________ Secretary 27 1900.00 10
534_ Phillip Peters______ Clerk ___ 32 1500.00 _3
____ _________________ ________ __ ____.00 __
BRANCHNAME San Jose______ MANAGER ____
* PRIMKEY
REGNUM __ BRANCHNUM __
EMP EMPLOYEE JOB AGE SALARY VAC
NO. NAME DESCRIPTION
____ _________________ ________ __ ____.00 __
____ _________________ ________ __ ____.00 __
____ _________________ ________ __ ____.00 __
____ _________________ ________ __ ____.00 __
____ _________________ ________ __ ____.00 __
When the application successfully completes the INSERT BOX operation,
it displays:
Items inserted: 004