Pathmaker Reference Manual

REQUESTER Statement
Pathmaker Application Definition Language (PMADL)
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SCREEN-FORMAT
Specifies how screen fields are to be formatted in the record instance box
portion of the requester's default screen.
If you do not specify a SCREEN-FORMAT clause, the system uses the value of
the SCREEN-FORMAT clause in the reference object’s requester.
UNC Specifies that one field be displayed on each line. This is the default.
COM Specifies multiple fields per line.
TAB Specifies that fields are to be displayed in columns as in a report.
INITIAL-VALUES
Specifies the initial values of the requester.
If you do not specify an INITIAL-VALUES clause, the system uses the value
of the INITIAL-VALUES clause in the reference object’s requester.
YES Specifies that the requester is to use the default values defined in its
reference fields’ DDL and SQL descriptions.
NO Specifies that the requester is to use zero for numeric fields and
blanks for alphanumeric fields. This is the default value.
REPETITIONS number
Specifies a number from 1 through 99 to specify the number of repetitions of
the record instance that are to be displayed in the requester's screen. The
default value is 1.
INSERT
Specifies whether the application user can insert new records:
YES Specifies that the requester be set up so that the application user can
insert new records into the file or table accessed through the record
instance. This is the default value.
NO Specifies that the requester be set up so that the user cannot insert
new records.
DELETE
Specifies whether the application user can delete database records:
YES Specifies that the requester be set up so that the application user can
delete records from the file or table accessed through the record
instance. This is the default value.
NO Specifies that the requester be set up so that the user cannot delete
records.