Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS
Writing Applications

B
BAD severity code
BLOCK
clause
ADU
Block steps
characteristics for
displaying many records
for RMS update tasks
handling errors displaying many records
parts of
Broadcast messages
for detached tasks
BUILD
command
ADU #1
ADU #2
Building
databases
application
BUILD command
ADU
menu #1
menu #2
menu #3
task groups
task groups
C
Caching
escape units
form files
DECforms with multiple submitter platforms
migrating to OpenVMS Alpha
CALL
clause
ADU
naming procedures in processing steps
naming servers
CANCEL
external request to DECforms
with task-call-task
Cancel procedures
CANCEL TASK
clause
ADU
Canceling
procedures
tasks
defining actions
from URPs
Caution
menus
number of entries
CDD
ACMS default menu definitions #1
ACMS default menu definitions #2
attribute object in
definition
of ACMS application objects
of records on OpenVMS Alpha
use of BUILD command to process
entity object in
path name
pieces tracking in
relationship object in
setting default directories
storing definitions in #1
storing definitions in #2
storing definitions in #3
structure names
CDD$DEFAULT
logical name
Checklist
for migrating to OpenVMS Alpha
platform-specific files
Clauses (ADU)
BLOCK
CALL
CANCEL TASK
CONTROL FIELD
DEFAULT OBJECT FILE
DEFAULT REQUEST LIBRARY
DEFAULT TASK GROUP FILE
EXIT TASK
GOTO PREVIOUS EXCHANGE
GOTO TASK
MESSAGE FILES
PROCEDURE SERVER
REPEAT TASK
REQUEST LIBRARIES
SERVERS
WORKSPACES
Closing files
termination procedures
Command files
ADUEDIT.COM
ADUINI.COM
LOGIN.COM
Command line menu
Command procedures
for storing definitions
COMMAND$ROOT
See ACMS Command Menu #1
See ACMS Command Menu #2
Commands (ADU)
@ (At sign)
continuing #1
continuing #2
CREATE #1
CREATE #2
CREATE #3
EDIT
EXIT
HELP #1
HELP #2
HELP #3
prompts
REPLACE #1
REPLACE #2
SAVE
SET DEFAULT #1
SET DEFAULT #2
SET DEFAULT #3
SET LOG #1
SET LOG #2
SET LOG #3
SET NOLOG
SET NOVERIFY
SET VERIFY #1
SET VERIFY #2
SET VERIFY #3
SHOW DEFAULT #1
SHOW DEFAULT #2
SHOW LOG #1
SHOW LOG #2
summary of
Commands (DCL)
MCR
RUN
Commands (Menu)
on OpenVMS Alpha
COMMIT TRANSACTION
clause
ADU
COMMON area
defining in a URP
Common Data Dictionary
See CDD
Compiling
menu interfaces
URPs
Composable task
Concurrent-use license
with detached tasks
Continuation character (-)
Continuing commands on more than one line
See Continuation character
Control characteristics
task
CONTROL FIELD
clause
ADU
defining conditional work
handling errors in data entry tasks
NOMATCH keyword
taking conditional actions
testing literal strings
testing workspace fields #1
testing workspace fields #2
CONTROL TEXT
clause
ADU
menu definitions using #1
menu definitions using #2
naming responses for menus
Control text
responses
CREATE
command
ADU
compared to REPLACE
errors to check for
for building menu databases
for creating dictionary definitions
storing definitions in CDD #1
storing definitions in CDD #2
CREATION DELAY
subclause
ADU
CREATION INTERVAL
subclause
ADU
[Ctrl/Y]
stopping ADU
[Ctrl/Z]
exiting HELP
stopping ADU
to exit from a DECforms menu
Currency indicators
in RMS update tasks
Cursor
reposition with DECforms
Customized workspaces
See Workspaces