The Structure of the Programming Environment

The DataView programming environment consists of the following five areas:

Each area contains several modules. Each module contains functions you can use to execute functions of a similar character. Table 0-1 shows the areas of the DataView programming environment, the corresponding modules and the characteristics of the functions summarized in it..

Area Modules Characteristics of the Functions
standard modules iwf Interactive widget function
wdh widget handler
cch consistency check function
pri print function
modules of the user interface wdg widget module
mas mask module
fld field module
men menu module
but button modul
mes message module
data base service modules dmi data base mask, menu and button module
dbi general data base interface module
mdb data base manager module
DataView service module dfv default value handler
exi exit handler
fli file handler
lng multi language handler
prt privileges handler
usx userexit handler
gfi client handler
hlp help functionality
bld export/import handler (Binary Loader)
general module smf screen management functions
bsf basic string functions
uti general functions
mem memory management
Communication module gfi grafical and IPC interface