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<h1 class="topictitle1">Text stored in database files</h1>
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<div><p>Text can be stored externally from the source code in a database file, retrieved by the application program, and then moved to the display or print format at run time.</p>
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<p>Instead of coding constants on the DDS, you can specify output fields that can be filled by the program. Consider specifying the appropriate length for different languages on the output
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fields and making that available to the translator.</p>
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<p>This technique can be used for:</p>
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<dl><dt class="dlterm">Display files</dt>
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<dd><p>All constant text<br />
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Default values on input fields<br />
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Error messages</p>
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<dt class="dlterm">Printer files</dt>
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<dd>All constant text</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">Programs</dt>
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<dd>All constants like compare values, scan characters, and tables.</dd>
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<p>This technique allows you to create any number of database files in different languages and different libraries, with only one DDS source code and display file object. During run time, you assign the
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corresponding database file by setting the library list accordingly.</p>
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<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> This technique requires the application to perform all editing based on the cultural convention.</div>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rbagscodtec.htm" title="Application displays, printer file specifications, and user-created commands typically contain a large amount of constant text. Application displays, printer file specifications, and user-created commands also contain input and output fields such as headings, field prompts, instruction lines, and function key descriptions.">Textual data code design</a></div>
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