VA FileMan V. 22.2 Advanced User Manual: Creating Files and Fields TOC

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formatting purposes only"> <TR> <TD> <P CLASS="navbartext">Fields</P></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" SUMMARY="This table is for formatting purposes only"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BASELINE"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD WIDTH="1%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="95%"><A HREF="cr_flds.htm" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="Creating Fields (Fields, Creating Files and Fields)">Creating Fields</A> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" SUMMARY="This table is for formatting purposes only"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><B>-</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="1%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="95%"><A HREF="cr_flds.htm#data_types" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="Field DATA TYPEs (Fields, Creating Files and Fields)">Field DATA TYPEs</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><B>-</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="1%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="95%"><A HREF="cr_flds.htm#Screenmode" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="Screen Mode Field Editing (Fields, 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HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD WIDTH="1%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="95%"><A HREF="cr_ex.htm" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="Contents (Examples, Creating Files and Fields)">Contents</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD></TD> <TD><A HREF="cr_ex.htm#File" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="File Creation (Examples, Creating Files and Fields)">File Creation</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD></TD> <TD><A HREF="cr_ex.htm#Date/Time" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="DATE/TIME Field (Examples, Creating Files and Fields)">DATE/TIME Field</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD></TD> <TD><A HREF="cr_ex.htm#Set" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="SET OF CODES Field (Examples, Creating Files and 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<TD></TD> <TD><A HREF="cr_ex.htm#Pointer" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="POINTER TO A FILE Field (Examples, Creating Files and Fields)">POINTER TO A FILE Field</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD></TD> <TD><A HREF="cr_ex.htm#Variable" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="VARIABLE-POINTER Field (Examples, Creating Files and Fields)">VARIABLE-POINTER Field</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD></TD> <TD><SPAN CLASS="badge">22.2</SPAN><A HREF="cr_ex.htm#Boolean" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="BOOLEAN Field (Examples, Creating Files and Fields)">BOOLEAN Field</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD></TD> <TD><SPAN CLASS="badge">22.2</SPAN><A HREF="cr_ex.htm#LabelRef" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="LABEL REFERENCE Field (Examples, Creating Files and Fields)">LABEL REFERENCE Field</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD></TD> <TD><SPAN CLASS="badge">22.2</SPAN><A HREF="cr_ex.htm#Time" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="TIME Field (Examples, Creating Files and Fields)">TIME Field</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD></TD> <TD><SPAN CLASS="badge">22.2</SPAN><A HREF="cr_ex.htm#Year" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="YEAR Field (Examples, Creating Files and Fields)">YEAR Field</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD></TD> <TD><SPAN CLASS="badge">22.2</SPAN><A HREF="cr_ex.htm#UniversalTime" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="UNIVERSAL TIME Field (Examples, Creating Files and Fields)">UNIVERSAL TIME Field</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD></TD> <TD><SPAN CLASS="badge">22.2</SPAN><A HREF="cr_ex.htm#FtPointer" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="FT POINTER Field (Examples, Creating Files and Fields)">FT POINTER Field</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD></TD> <TD><SPAN CLASS="badge">22.2</SPAN><A HREF="cr_ex.htm#FtDate" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="FT DATE Field (Examples, Creating Files and Fields)">FT DATE Field</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD></TD> <TD><SPAN CLASS="badge">22.2</SPAN><A HREF="cr_ex.htm#Ratio" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="RATIO Field (Examples, Creating Files and Fields)">RATIO Field</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG 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