Predefined Actions

List of Predefined Actions

The table below lists the actions available by default in alphabetical order for ease of reference. Besides an action name and its meaning, it shows the context when/where an action is available and the default accelerator keys which trigger an action.

Action Name	Description	Context								Accelerator Key
Action Name	Description	CONSTRUCT	DIALOG	DISPLAY ARRAY	INPUT	INPUT ARRAY	MENU	PROMPT	fgl_getkey()	Accelerator Key
accept	validates/completes the current interaction (for stand alone dialogs only)									ESCAPE
append	appends a row to the input array									CTRL-F1
cancel	cancels the current interaction and sets int_flag to true (for stand alone dialogs only)									PAUSE/BREAK
close	invokes the cancel key for the current interaction									ALT-F4
collapse	collapses a tree table									LEFT
copycell	copies the value of a table cell to the clipboard. Cannot be overwritten by the ON ACTION block	does not depend on the context								Undefined
copyrow	copies the current row of a table to the clipboard. Cannot be overwritten by the ON ACTION block	does not depend on the context								Undefined
copyvisibletable	copies a table (or its part) that is currently visible on a form to the clipboard. Cannot be overwritten by the ON ACTION block	does not depend on the context								Undefined
delete	removes the current row									F2
dialogtouched	is sent each time the field value is modified by the user. The ON ACTION block is required									Undefined
downfield	moves the focus down (vertically) to the next form field on the DOWN keystroke									DOWN
editcopy	copies the value of a form field widget to the clipboard. Cannot be overwritten by the ON ACTION block	does not depend on the context								CTRL-C
editcopytitle	copies the title of a form widget (such as check box, radio button, etc.) to the clipboard. Cannot be overwritten by the ON ACTION block	does not depend on the context								Undefined
editcut	cuts the value of a form field widget to the clipboard. Cannot be overwritten by the ON ACTION block	does not depend on the context								CTRL-X
editpaste	inputs the value stored in the clipboard contents to the current widget. Cannot be overwritten by the ON ACTION block	does not depend on the context								CTRL-V
editselectall	highlights the text of a form field widget to the clipboard. Cannot be overwritten by the ON ACTION block	does not depend on the context								CTRL-A
expand	expands a tree table									RIGHT
find	triggers the search dialog window allowing the user to enter a query, and searches for the row which matches the entry. Only for DISPLAY ARRAY and INPUT ARRAY with no ON FILL BUFFER clause									CTRL-F
findnext	searches for the next row which matches the entry. Only for DISPLAY ARRAY and INPUT ARRAY with no ON FILL BUFFER clause									CTRL-G
first	moves to the 1st row (for a single record display only)									Undefined
firstrow	moves to the 1st row									HOME
help	invokes the help message defined in the help file									ALT-W
highlightnextrow	selects the next row in the arbitrary multiple selection (for a table and a tree table only)									CTRL-DOWN
highlightprevrow	selects the previous row in the arbitrary multiple selection (for a table and a tree table only)									CTRL-UP
insert	inserts a row before the current one									F1
last	moves to the last row (for a single record display only)									Undefined
lastrow	moves to the last row									END
next	moves to the next row (for a single record display only)									Undefined
nextfield	moves the focus horizontally to the next form field									TAB RIGHT ENTER
nextmenu	moves the focus to the next ring menu option									RIGHT
nextpage	scrolls down a table view for the number of rows fitting one table page									NEXT PAGE
nextrow	moves to the next row (for a single record display only)									DOWN
nexttab	moves the focus to the next interaction from INPUT ARRAY or DISPLAY ARRAY									CTRL-TAB
prevfield	moves the focus horizontally to the previous form field									SHIFT-TAB LEFT
previous	moves to the previous row (for a single record display only)									Undefined
prevmenu	moves the focus to the previous ring menu option									LEFT
prevpage	scrolls up a table view for the number of rows fitting one table page									PRIOR PAGE
prevrow	moves to the previous row (for a single record display only)									UP
prevtab	moves the focus to the previous interaction from INPUT ARRAY or DISPLAY ARRAY									CTRL-SHIFT-TAB
selectmenu	triggers the ring menu option currently in focus									SPACE ENTER
selectnextrow	selects the next row in the sequential multiple selection (for a table and a tree table only)									SHIFT-DOWN
selectprevrow	selects the previous row in the sequential multiple selection (for a table and a tree table only)									SHIFT-UP
upfield	moves the focus up (vertically) to the next form field on the UP keystroke									UP
Action Name	Description	CONSTRUCT	DIALOG	DISPLAY ARRAY	INPUT	INPUT ARRAY	MENU	PROMPT	fgl_getkey()	Accelerator Key
Action Name	Description	Context

The accelerator key values included to the last column of the table above stand for the following:

RIGHT, LEFT, UP, DOWN are the keys of the arrow keyboard group;
HOME, END, NEXT PAGE, PRIOR PAGE are the keys of the navigation keyboard group;
CTRL, SHIFT, ALT are the modifier keys;
F1-F12 are the functions keys;
A-Z are the letter keys;
Undefined means that no Accelerator Key Value is defined on the system level, though