Form Operation (Magic xpa 3.x)

This operation lets you:

• Read from an Input form – This option instructs Magic xpa to read a section from a text file or from an input device, and to load the contents into variables defined in the related form.

• Write to an Output form – This option instructs Magic xpa to write a record to an output text file or to an output device by the layout specified in the related form. Since a report is an output text file, and its layout is specified in a form, this operation is essential for printing reports. If the output form is an HTML Merge form, the operation merges data with an independent Internet HTML template file.

Usage

You can use the Form Input operation to:

• Import user data in text format

• Communicate with external device drivers

You can use the Form Output operation to:

• Produce reports

• Export user data in text format.

• Communicate with external device drivers.

• Merge data from a Magic xpa task with a predefined HTML template file containing predefined Magic xpa merge tags.

• Specify predefined tags into an HTML template developed independently of the Magic xpa project.

Related Topics

Form Output Operation

Form Input Operation