Table of Contents
Advertisement
PPG Tutorial
Figure 86. The Input: Item Properties Dialog: Store Info Tab
The
the
through the next nodes and redisplays the menu text, overwriting the echoed charac-
ters.
To avoid this, you must add
echoed characters on a different line. This is demonstrated later in the tutorial.
116
2. On the
Input From
which sources of input you want the portable to accept. Select the
,
Scanner
Data Key
to input data by scanning or pressing keys.
•
A pull-down list appears next to each selected checkbox. Specify a
separate
Link To
•
Select
scanner
node.
•
Select
function key
3. If you want the user to view the data while it is entered, enable the
Echo to Display
acters entered with the data keys on the portable's screen. To specify
the exact position on the screen, select Specify Position.
option displays keyed-in characters only until the user presses
Echo to Display
key. Once the data is entered (or scanned), the program moves on
<Enter>
4. Select the
Specify Position
able, allowing you to indicate the exact row and column you want the
echoed data to begin on.
•
Position it on the second row and first column.
Columns and rows are numbered starting with 0 instead of 1; so
•
enter 1 in the
field to indicate the first column.
Col
tab, the
Input From
, and
checkboxes. This allows the user
Function Key
setting for each type of input allowed.
and
data-key input
input to return the user to the
checkbox on the
Display
nodes to reposition the cursor and display the
Output
checkbox.
Position
field to indicate the second row and 0 in the
Row
PT Program Generator (PPG) v5.0
checkboxes let you indicate
to Link to the
Verify: Input
Main Menu
tab. This displays the char-
boxes become avail-
.
Advertisement
Table of Contents
