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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting replacing a nul field with text Post 302133938 by DarkHound on Monday 27th of August 2007 02:20:33 PM
Old 08-27-2007
Unfortunately I can't provide an example, it's confidential patient data and can't exactly be sanitized. I can however provide what character/column the field begins and ends at. The field starts at colum 308 and ends at column 327. Instead of being blank, I want the field to contain "See Free Text" without the quotes.

No I do not want to change the size of the line in any way. The field, nor the line containing the field can not change in size, otherwise the importer has a fit.
 

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form_field_opts(3X)													       form_field_opts(3X)

NAME
form_field_opts - set and get field options SYNOPSIS
#include <form.h> int set_field_opts(FIELD *field, OPTIONS opts); int field_opts_on(FIELD *field, OPTIONS opts); int field_opts_off(FIELD *field, OPTIONS opts); OPTIONS field_opts(const FIELD *field); DESCRIPTION
The function set_field_opts sets all the given field's option bits (field option bits may be logically-OR'ed together). The function field_opts_on turns on the given option bits, and leaves others alone. The function field_opts_off turns off the given option bits, and leaves others alone. The function field_opts returns the field's current option bits. The following options are defined (all are on by default): O_VISIBLE The field is displayed. If this option is off, display of the field is suppressed, O_ACTIVE The field is visited during processing. If this option is off, the field will not be reachable by navigation keys. Please notice that an invisible field appears to be inactive also. O_PUBLIC The field contents are displayed as data is entered. O_EDIT The field can be edited. O_WRAP Words that don't fit on a line are wrapped to the next line. Words are blank-separated. O_BLANK The field is cleared whenever a character is entered at the first position. O_AUTOSKIP Skip to the next field when this one fills O_NULLOK Allow a blank field. O_STATIC Field buffers are fixed to field's original size. O_PASSOK Validate field only if modified by user. RETURN VALUE
Except for field_opts, each routine returns one of the following: E_OK The routine succeeded. E_SYSTEM_ERROR System error occurred (see errno). E_CURRENT The field is the current field. SEE ALSO
curses(3X), form(3X). NOTES The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>. PORTABILITY
These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. AUTHORS
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. form_field_opts(3X)
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