VA FileMan V. 22.0 Advanced User Manual: Advanced Edit Techniques TOC

<BODY CLASS="toc"> <TABLE BORDER="0" WIDTH="100%" SUMMARY="This table is for formatting purposes only" CLASS="tdstyle">   <TR ALIGN="CENTER"> <TD><A HREF="http://vista.med.va.gov/" TITLE="VistA, VHA OI - Health Systems Design & Development (HSD&D) Logo: Return to Home Page" TARGET="_top"> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="vista_logo1.jpg" ALT="VistA, VHA OI - Health Systems Design & Development (HSD&D) Logo: Return to Home Page" WIDTH="122" HEIGHT="68"></A> <BR> <A HREF="#navskip"><IMG SRC="clr_pxl.gif" ALT="[skip navigation]" WIDTH="25" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"></A> </TD> </TR> <TR ALIGN="CENTER"> <TD HEIGHT="29"><A HREF="../FMmain.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VA FileMan: Return to Home Page" CLASS="navbarlink"><ACRONYM TITLE="Department of Veterans Affairs">VA</ACRONYM> FileMan Home Page</A></TD> </TR> <TR ALIGN="CENTER"> <TD HEIGHT="29"> <P><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="VA FileMan V. 22.0 Advanced User HTML Manual: Main Table of Contents"><IMG SRC="up.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="17" HEIGHT="16" ALT="VA FileMan V. 22.0 Advanced User HTML Manual: Main Table of Contents"> Main Contents</A></P></TD> </TR> <TR ALIGN="CENTER"> <TD HEIGHT="20"><HR></TD> </TR> <TR ALIGN="CENTER"> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <H3 ALIGN="CENTER"><A NAME="navskip">Advanced Edit Techniques</A></H3> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" SUMMARY="This table is for formatting purposes only"> <TR> <TD> <P CLASS="navbartext">Field Value Stuffing</P></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" SUMMARY="This table is for formatting purposes only"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD WIDTH="1%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="95%"><A HREF="e3_intro.htm#default" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="Set Field Default (2 //) (Field Value Stuffing, Advanced Edit Techniques)">Set Field Default (2 <B>//</B>)</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD></TD> 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TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="Word-processing Field Stuffing (Field Value Stuffing, Advanced Edit Techniques)">WP Field Stuffing</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="e3_intro.htm#looping" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="Looping (^LOOP) (Field Value Stuffing, Advanced Edit Techniques)">Looping (<B>^LOOP</B>)</A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" SUMMARY="This table is for formatting purposes only"> <TR> <TD HEIGHT="9"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" SUMMARY="This table is for formatting purposes only"> <TR> <TD> <P CLASS="navbartext">INPUT Templates</P></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" SUMMARY="This table is for formatting purposes only"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD WIDTH="1%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="95%"><A HREF="e3_intro.htm#input_templates" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="Overview (INPUT Templates, Advanced Edit Techniques)">Overview</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="e3_intro.htm#branching" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="Branching (INPUT Templates, Advanced Edit Techniques)">Branching</A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" SUMMARY="This table is for formatting purposes only"> <TR> <TD HEIGHT="9"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" SUMMARY="This table is for formatting purposes only"> <TR> <TD> <P CLASS="navbartext">Edit Qualifiers</P></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" SUMMARY="This table is for formatting purposes only"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="bullet_black_small.gif" ALT="bullet" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD WIDTH="1%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="95%"><A HREF="e3_intro.htm#edit_reference" TARGET="display" CLASS="navbarlink" TITLE="Customizing Data 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