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Fileman 22.2 Advanced User Manual
Chapter 9: File Utilities
REF: For a detailed description of the INPUT transform, see the
"Input Transforms" section in the Fileman Programmer Manual.
Edit File
The Edit File option available on the Fileman Utility Functions menu
[DIUTILITY] displays the various attributes of a file you specify in Screen
Mode (i.e., invokes a Screenman form).
Here is an example using the Edit File option with the ORDER file (#100) in
Screen Mode:
Select Fileman Option: UTILITY Functions
Verify Fields
Cross-Reference A Field
Identifier
Re-Index File
Input Transform (Syntax)
Edit File
Output Transform
Template Edit
Uneditable Data
Mandatory/Required Field Check
Key Definition
Select Utility Functions Option: EDIT File
MODIFY WHAT FILE: ORDER// <Enter>
Do you want to use the screen-mode version? YES// <Enter>
You will then be taken into a Screenman form where you can edit the
properties of the file, as shown below:
FILE NAME: ORDER
DESCRIPTION...
Select APPLICATION GROUP:
DEVELOPER:
DATA DICTIONARY ACCESS: #
READ ACCESS: #
WRITE ACCESS: #
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March 2013