In this session, you will create a map by using the layout of another map.
To create a map from a map layout
From the Edit Map menu, execute the
Initialize new Map function to create a map with the name
MAP003.
On the Define Map Settings for MAP screen, change
Page Size to 60, mark WRITE
Statement, unmark INPUT Statement, and enter
MAP002 next to Layout.
Press ENTER.
The map settings now look as follows:
16:57:39 Define Map Settings for MAP 2007-12-14
Delimiters Format Context
----------------- --------------------------- --------------------------
Cls Att CD Del Page Size ...... 60 Device Check .... ________
T D BLANK Line Size ...... 79 WRITE Statement X
T I ? Column Shift ... 0 (0/1) INPUT Statement _
Layout ......... MAP002__ Help ____________________
dynamic ....... N (Y/N) as field default N (Y/N)
Zero Print ..... N (Y/N)
Case Default ... UC (UC/LC)
Manual Skip .... N (Y/N) Automatic Rule Rank 1
O D + Decimal Char ... . Profile Name .... SYSPROF
O I ( Standard Keys .. N (Y/N)
Justification .. L (L/R) Filler Characters
Print Mode ..... __ ------------------------
Optional, Partial ....
Control Var .... ________ Required, Partial ....
Optional, Complete ...
Required, Complete ...
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Exit Let |
Press ENTER.
The map editing screen appears with the layout of map MAP002.
Delete CITY:(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX by using the field
command .T.
Move the second of the remaining output fields to the position shown
below by using the field command .M.
The screen then looks as follows:
Ob _ Ob D CLS ATT DEL CLS ATT DEL
. . T D Blnk T I ?
. .
. .
. . O D +
. . O I (
. .
001 --010---+----+----+---030---+----+----+---050---+----+----+---070---+----
NAME:(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Mset Exit Test Edit -- - + Full < > Let
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Insert the text FIRST NAME: into the line as shown
below:
Ob _ Ob D CLS ATT DEL CLS ATT DEL
. . T D Blnk T I ?
. .
. .
. . O D +
. . O I (
. .
001 --010---+----+----+---030---+----+----+---050---+----+----+---070---+----
NAME:(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX FIRST NAME: (XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Mset Exit Test Edit -- - + Full < > Let
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Press PF3.
The Edit Map menu appears.
STOW map MAP003 by using the appropriate
menu function.
You can now proceed with Invoking a Map with WRITE USING MAP.
