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 FORM_POST 3CURSES "Dec 31, 1996"
 NAME
form_post, post_form, unpost_form - write or erase forms from associated
subwindows

 SYNOPSIS


cc [ flag... ] file... -lform  -lcurses  [ library... ]
#include <form.h>



int post_form(FORM *form);






int unpost_form(FORM *form);




 DESCRIPTION

post_form() writes form into its associated subwindow. The
application programmer must use curses library routines to display the
form on the physical screen or call update_panels() if the panels
library is being used.


unpost_form() erases form from its associated subwindow.

 RETURN VALUES

These routines return one of the following:
E_OK


The function returned successfully.



E_SYSTEM_ERROR


System error.



E_BAD_ARGUMENT


An argument is incorrect.



E_POSTED


The form is posted.



E_NOT_POSTED


The form is not posted.



E_NO_ROOM


The form does not fit in the subwindow.



E_BAD_STATE


The routine was called from an initialization or termination function.



E_NOT_CONNECTED 


The field is not connected to a form.




 ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:






ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-Level Unsafe



 SEE ALSO

 curses (3CURSES),  forms (3CURSES),  panel_update (3CURSES),  panels (3CURSES),  attributes (7) 
 NOTES

The header <form.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and
<curses.h>.