In many computer applications there is the need to enter both
fixed length information and variable length descriptive text. This
is especially true in medical applications where certain information
can vary from a single phrase to several pages in length. FMS-11 aids
a program in the interactive entry and updating of fixed fields but
does not deal well with long text fields. This software package
provides an easy to use mechanism for acquiring free form textual data
from a CRT that is concurrently being used by FMS.
This package allows a program to reserve one or more rectangular
areas on the screen for the entry and editing of variable length text
fields. Within these windows the user is given full text editing
capability in a manner that is compatible with the user FMS interface.
The text collection managment system is being implemented in a manner
which gives flexibility to an RSX-11M based application with a small
impact on the program's address space.
This program runs as a separate task under RSX-11M or RSX-11M+. It
is written in DECUS C and callable from either AIS-PL/I (tested) or DECUS
C (untested). See TCM.DOC for a full description and TCMNOTES.DOC for
the current state of this program. The idea of this sub-routine package
is to allow any program to use full screen editing or "Windows".
Daniel T. Soldahl
Medical Methods Research
3151 Piedmont Avenue
Oakland, Ca. 94611