INTOUCH^® 4GL
Application Development Guide

A
Abbreviated INTOUCH statements
Access modes
ALLOW validation rule
Alpha system
AREA option
ASK channel: CURRENT
ASK MARGIN
ASK MESSAGELINE
ASK PAGESIZE
ASK PAINT
ASK STRUCTURE
ASK WINDOW AREA
ASK WINDOW: CURRENT
ASK WINDOW: KEYMAP
ASK ZONEWIDTH
AT row, column
ATTRIBUTES option
AXP system
B
Boxes
Branching in a routine
BREAK
Break point
C
CALL SETUP
Calling routines
CHANGE$ function
Changing characters
Changing keyboard values
Channel
Channel #0
Channel number #1
Channel number #2
Channel number #3
Checking responses
Checking variable values
Checking variables
CLEAR
AREA option
BOX option
Clearing screens
CLOSE
CLOSE ALL #1
CLOSE ALL #2
CLOSE STRUCTURE
Closing files
Closing structures
Command abbreviations
Command recall #1
Command recall #2
Command recall #3
Compile errors
Concepts and key values
Conditonal statements
Controlling length of input data
Controlling message placement
Controlling the input format
Controlling the screen
Converting data
CPAD$ function
Creating data files
Creating menus
Creating structures
CSET
CTRL/B
CTRL/V
CTRL/Z
D
.DAT extension form help file
DEBUG OFF
DEBUG ON
Debugging techniques
Default menu item
DEFAULT option
Defining fields
DELAY
Determining response time
Directives
DISPATCH str_expr
DO/END DO loop
DO/LOOP loop
DO WHILE/UNTIL loop
DOWN key
Drawing a box
E
EDIT
EDIT$ function
EDIT$ function table
EDIT symbol
Editing data
Editing help text
Editor, INTOUCH #1
Editor, INTOUCH #2
ELAPSED option
ELEMENT$ function
ELEMENTS function
Enabling the debug system
END
End of file condition
EOF option #1
EOF option #2
Error messages
EXIT DO
EXIT FOR
Exiting a loop
Exported files
Extracting Data
Extracting records
F
Fields in structures
File access modes
File channels
File names for INTOUCH files
Files
FILL-IN fields
Find key
FOR/NEXT loop
FORMAT$ function
Formatting data
FRAME OFF
FRAME ON
Free formatted input areas
G
GO
GOSUB
GOSUB routine_name
H
HALT #1
HALT #2
Help
creating the text file
.DAT extension on help file
Help in programs
HELP.INC module #1
HELP.INC module #2
HELP key
HELP.LIS
Help maintenance procedures
Add topics
Create a new help file
Delete topics
Display related topics
Display topics list
Edit topics
Inquire on topics
Next file to maintain
Print a HELP.LIS
Rename topics
HELP routine
Help System
Help text
Help topics
Help topics in programs
HELP_MAINT.INT program
I
IF/THEN construct
.INC extension, files
%INCLUDE directive
Include files
INPUT
AREA
AT row, column
ATTRIBUTES
Input
Customizing
INPUT
DEFAULT
ELAPSED
LENGTH
MENUS
PROMPT
SCREEN
text
TIMEOUT
VALID
INPUT examples
INPUT fill-in field examples
Input paint character
INPUT statement #1
INPUT statement #2
INPUT statement #3
.INT extension, files
INTOUCH editor #1
INTOUCH editor #2
INTOUCH editor #3
INTOUCH environment
INTOUCH file names
INTOUCH procedures
INTOUCH screen frame
INTOUCH structures
INTOUCH_EDITOR logical #1
INTOUCH_EDITOR logical #2
.INT_IMAGE extension, files
ITERATE DO
ITERATE FOR
K
Key usage
Keyboard map
Keyboard values
Keystrokes, combinations
L
Last user input in _REPLY
LCASE$ function
LEN function
LENGTH option #1
LENGTH option #2
Limiting response time
LINE INPUT #1
LINE INPUT #2
AREA
Line interpreter
List of menu directives
Locating performance bottlenecks
Logic flow
Logical INTOUCH_EDITOR #1
Logical INTOUCH_EDITOR #2
Loops
LPAD$ function
LSET
LTRIM$ function