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Paris Designer Concepts
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An event is a something that happens, an occurrence. In the Paris Designer an
event is a conditional process, something that happens when a condition exists.
event is a conditional process, something that happens when a condition exists.
If you want something to take place in an environment when a particular condition
occurs in the printstream data, you can define it as an event. You could express
this in brief terms as:
occurs in the printstream data, you can define it as an event. You could express
this in brief terms as:
If [condition] exists, perform [event]
The Designer will test the printstream data for the condition and perform the event
if the condition is met.
if the condition is met.
For example:
An environment may require a different form for accounts that are overdue.
You can define an event to test the printstream for a particular character string
(such as ‘Overdue’) and change the form when the character string is detected
(the test conditions are met).
You can define an event to test the printstream for a particular character string
(such as ‘Overdue’) and change the form when the character string is detected
(the test conditions are met).
There are two groups of events available in the Designer, Input and Output events
Input events
Events which affect the conditions in an environment before the printstream data is
processed are called input events. As well as formatting text blocks, events can
also change parts of the environment as a whole, such as the form and page, select
whether the data being received is to be printed or not, or even load another
environment.
processed are called input events. As well as formatting text blocks, events can
also change parts of the environment as a whole, such as the form and page, select
whether the data being received is to be printed or not, or even load another
environment.
Input events include:
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page/para events)
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input record events
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runtime events
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environment events