ScreenMan API

Introduction

VA FileMan's ScreenMan utility provides a screen-oriented interface for editing and displaying data. The APIs described in this section provide entry points for loading a ScreenMan form and entry points you can use at various places within a ScreenMan form.

22.2 In Version 22.2, ScreenMan recognizes mouse clicks. If you do not want Screenman to recognize mouse clicks, use the Kernel parameter that is named “DI SCREENMAN NO MOUSE”.

REF: See also:

• The "ScreenMan Forms" section.
  
  
• The "ScreenMan Form Editor" section.
  
  
• The "ScreenMan Tutorial for Developers Manual" located on the VDL.

Reviewed/Updated: May 2026