ScreenMan Form Editor

Deleting Screen Elements (Fields, Blocks, Pages, and Forms)

In general, to delete a screen element:

1. Select and edit the properties of the element.
   
   
2. Enter an at-sign (@) at the first field of the ScreenMan form.

Deleting Fields

To delete a field, select the field by pressing Spacebar or Enter over the caption of the field, press <PF4> to invoke the form to edit the properties of the field, and then enter an at-sign (@) at the "FIELD ORDER:" prompt.

Deleting Blocks

Similarly, to delete a block:

1. Select the block on the Block Viewer Screen.
   
   
2. Press <PF4> to invoke the form to edit block properties.
   
   
3. Enter an at-sign (@) at the "BLOCK NAME:" prompt.
   
   
4. Answer YES to the warning that deletions are done immediately.
   
   
5. If the block is not used on any other forms, the Form Editor also asks whether you want to delete the block from the BLOCK (#.404) file.

If you choose not to delete the block from the BLOCK (#.404) file, you can subsequently delete the block only by running the ScreenMan Purge Unused Blocks [DDS PURGE UNUSED BLOCKS] option.

Deleting Pages

To delete a page:

1. Make that page the current page.
   
   
2. Press <PF4>P to invoke the form to edit page properties.
   
   
3. Enter an at-sign (@) at the "PAGE NUMBER:" prompt.

REF: For information on how to move from page to page when editing a form, see the "Going to Another Page" section.

Deleting Forms

You cannot delete a form from the Form Editor. To delete a form:

1. Exit the Form Editor.
   
   
2. Perform the following steps from the VA FileMan [DIUSER] menu:

Select VA FileMan Option: OTHER OPTIONS
Select Other Options Option: SCREENMAN
Select ScreenMan Option: ?
 Answer with SCREENMAN OPTION NUMBER, or NAME
Choose from:
   1               EDIT/CREATE A FORM
   2               RUN A FORM
   3               DELETE A FORM
   4               PURGE UNUSED BLOCKS

Select SCREENMAN OPTION: D <Enter> ELETE A FORM

REF: For more information on this menu option, see the "ScreenMan Menu Options" section in the "ScreenMan Forms" section.

Reviewed/Updated: May 2026