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#include <form.h>

int form_driver(FORM *form, int c);

MT-Level

Unsafe

Description

Form driver requests:

REQ_NEXT_PAGE    Move to the next page.
REQ_PREV_PAGE    Move to the previous page.
REQ_FIRST_PAGE    Move to the first page.
REQ_LAST_PAGE    Move to the last page.

REQ_NEXT_FIELD    Move to the next field.
REQ_PREV_FIELD    Move to the previous field.
REQ_FIRST_FIELD    Move to the first field.
REQ_LAST_FIELD    Move to the last field.
REQ_SNEXT_FIELD    Move to the sorted next field.
REQ_SPREV_FIELD    Move to the sorted prev field.
REQ_SFIRST_FIELD    Move to the sorted first field.
REQ_SLAST_FIELD    Move to the sorted last field.
REQ_LEFT_FIELD    Move left to field.
REQ_RIGHT_FIELD    Move right to field.
REQ_UP_FIELD    Move up to field.
REQ_DOWN_FIELD    Move down to field.

REQ_NEXT_CHAR    Move to the next character in the field.
REQ_PREV_CHAR    Move to the previous character in the field.
REQ_NEXT_LINE    Move to the next line in the field.
REQ_PREV_LINE    Move to the previous line in the field.
REQ_NEXT_WORD    Move to the next word in the field.
REQ_PREV_WORD    Move to the previous word in the field.
REQ_BEG_FIELD    Move to the first char in the field.
REQ_END_FIELD    Move after the last char in the field.
REQ_BEG_LINE    Move to the beginning of the line.
REQ_END_LINE    Move after the last char in the line.
REQ_LEFT_CHAR    Move left in the field.
REQ_RIGHT_CHAR    Move right in the field.
REQ_UP_CHAR    Move up in the field.
REQ_DOWN_CHAR    Move down in the field.

REQ_NEW_LINE    Insert/overlay a new line.
REQ_INS_CHAR    Insert the blank character at the cursor.
REQ_INS_LINE    Insert a blank line at the cursor.
REQ_DEL_CHAR    Delete the character at the cursor.
REQ_DEL_PREV    Delete the character before the cursor.
REQ_DEL_LINE    Delete the line at the cursor.
REQ_DEL_WORD    Delete the word at the cursor.
REQ_CLR_EOL    Clear to the end of the line.
REQ_CLR_EOF    Clear to the end of the field.
REQ_CLR_FIELD    Clear the entire field.
REQ_OVL_MODE    Enter overlay mode.
REQ_INS_MODE    Enter insert mode.

REQ_SCR_FLINE    Scroll the field forward a line.
REQ_SCR_BLINE    Scroll the field backward a line.
REQ_SCR_FPAGE    Scroll the field forward a page.
REQ_SCR_BPAGE    Scroll the field backward a page.
REQ_SCR_FHPAGE    Scroll the field forward half a page.
REQ_SCR_BHPAGE    Scroll the field backward half a page.

REQ_SCR_FCHAR    Horizontal scroll forward a character.
REQ_SCR_BCHAR    Horizontal scroll backward a character.
REQ_SCR_HFLINE    Horizontal scroll forward a line.
REQ_SCR_HBLINE    Horizontal scroll backward a line.
REQ_SCR_HFHALF    Horizontal scroll forward half a line.
REQ_SCR_HBHALF    Horizontal scroll backward half a line.

REQ_VALIDATION    Validate field.
REQ_PREV_CHOICE    Display the previous field choice.
REQ_NEXT_CHOICE    Display the next field choice.

Return Values

E_OK    -    The function returned successfully.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR    -    System error.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT    -    An argument is incorrect.
E_NOT_POSTED    -    The form is not posted.
E_INVALID_FIELD    -    The field contents are invalid.
E_BAD_STATE    -    The routine was called from an
        initialization or termination
        function.
E_REQUEST_DENIED    -    The form driver request failed.
E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND    -    An unknown request was passed to
        the the form driver.

See Also

Notes

The header <form.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and <curses.h>.

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