HELPLIB.HLB  —  FMS  /DESCRIPTION  /DECLARATIONS
  Outputs  a  data   structure  declaration  template   for  the  forms
  specified.  These declarations  are used by applications to provide a
  convenient  data interface with the  FMS  Form  Driver.    Forms with
  irregular  use  of  indexed  fields  or  with  scrolled areas are not
  directly  supported.  The default input file type is FRM. The default
  output  goes to a file  with the same name as the input file with the
  file type TXT.

  Example:  FMS/DESCRIPTION/DECLARATIONS LIBNAME.FLB/OUTPUT=FILENAME

      In  this  example a  series of data declarations are produced for
      each of the  forms in the form library LIBNAME.FLB. The output is
      directed to the file FILENAME.TXT.  The  file must be edited into
      the proper format for use by  COBOL or DATATRIEVE.

1  –  Qualifiers

1.1    /FORM_NAME

  library_spec/FORM_NAME=(form_name,...)

  Output  descriptions  for  the  forms specified after the  /FORM_NAME
  qualifier.  The qualifier applies  only to the  immediately preceding
  form library.  If the /FORM_NAME  qualifier  is  omitted,  the entire
  library is output.

  To name more than one form, enclose the list in parentheses.

1.2    /LOG

  /LOG
  /NOLOG (D)

  The  /LOG qualifier causes a log of all forms for which  descriptions
  are  generated  to  be  output to the device  SYS$OUTPUT.  The /NOLOG
  form which is the default disables logging.

1.3    /OUTPUT

  /OUTPUT=file_spec (D)
  /NOOUTPUT

  The  /OUTPUT  qualifier  allows  you to supply a name for the  output
  description file.  If the file specification  is  omitted  the output
  defaults to the same name as the input file with the  file  type TXT.
  The /NOOUTPUT qualifier form causes output to be discarded.
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