Overview – Using DAL

This guide is for advanced users who create calculation scripts for variable fields. These scripts can simplify data entry. This section introduces the DAL language and tells you how to write scripts.

For example, entry personnel may be required to enter amounts in three different variable fields. The sum of these amounts determines a total amount which is placed in a fourth field.

You can write a calculation script to automatically enter the amount in the fourth field. Entry personnel do not have to add the amounts and enter the total.

This section discusses:

• Introduction to DAL
• Using the Field’s Properties Window
• Entering Calculations in External Files
• Creating a DAL Script Library
• Executing a DAL Script from a Menu
• Using INI Options
• Using Built-In Functions
• Checking KeyID Entries
• Grammar and Syntax
• Testing DAL Scripts
• Runtime Error Messages
• DAL Script Examples

See also

• Preface

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