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Figure 2-2
Overview
The definition of a dialog (definition block) is basically structured as follows:
Definition block
//M...
DEF Var1=...
...
HS1=(...)
...
PRESS(HS1)
END_PRESS
//END
Within the dialog definition block, various variables that appear as dialog elements in the
dialog, as well as horizontal and vertical softkeys, are defined first. Different types of actions
are then configured in methods.
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Structure of the dialog
1 Machine status display ("header")
2 Header line of the dialog with header and long text
3 Dialog
4 Graphic
5 Displaying messages
6 Dialog element
7 8 vertical softkeys
8 8 horizontal softkeys
LM...
Comment
;Dialog start identifier
;Variables
;Softkeys
;Method start identifier
;Actions
;Method end identifier
;Dialog end identifier
2.2 Structure and elements of a dialog
Chapter reference
See chapter "Variables"
See chapter "Softkey menus"
See chapter "Methods"
Programming
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