PLFORM

PLBCMP GUI Only

The PLFORM compiler directive allows the user to identify a form file that is included in the program. The instruction uses the format:

label

PLFORM

{form}

Where:

label

form

Required. The name of the form file included in the program.

Flags Affected: NONE

Note the following:

The {form} must have been generated by Sunbelt's Visual PL/B Designer utility.
Any changes made to a PLFORM file are reflected in programs that incorporate it after they are compiled again.
The default extension of a PLFORM files is .PLF, although another extension may be given.
If a drive or subdirectory is not given, the search path is searched, beginning at the current directory and then proceeding through list in order.
The supported {form} file formats are described as follows:

Form Type	Description
PLF	Binary file created by the Visual PL/B Designer utility. This file contains PL/B objects, properties, events and PL/B user code.
PWF	Binary file created by the Visual PL/B Designer utility. The PWF binary structure is the same as the PLF. However, there are specialized properties and events required to support the HTML objects created by a PL/B Web Server.
XPLF	The XPLF file is a XML file format which contains all of the PLF PL/B objects, properties, events, and PL/B code as XML data. The XPLF XML data can be created using the Visual PL/B Designer utility. The XPLF XML data can be loaded, changed, and compiled the same as a PLF form.
XPWF	The XPWF file is a XML file format which contains all of the PWF PL/B objects, properties, events, and PL/B code as XML data. The XPWF XML data can be created using the Visual PL/B Designer utility. The XPWF XML data can be loaded, changed, and compiled the same as a PWF form.