(forms-check-number-of-fields): New vbl.

(forms-mode): Don't issue warning if vbl says not to.

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/forms.el b/lisp/forms.el
index 5f257671647..8f7947ce2a9 100644
--- a/lisp/forms.el
+++ b/lisp/forms.el
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@
 ;;;                     If no write access to the data file is
 ;;;                     possible, view mode is enforced. 
 ;;;
+;;;     forms-check-number-of-fields            [bool, default t]
+;;;                   If non-nil, a warning will be issued whenever
+;;;                   a record is found that does not have the number
+;;;                   of fields specified by `forms-number-of-fields'.
+;;;
 ;;;     forms-multi-line                        [string, default "^K"]
 ;;;                     If non-null the records of the data file may
 ;;;                     contain fields that can span multiple lines in
@@ -282,10 +287,10 @@
 (provide 'forms)                        ;;; official
 (provide 'forms-mode)                   ;;; for compatibility
 
-(defconst forms-version (substring "$Revision: 2.18 $" 11 -2)
+(defconst forms-version (substring "$Revision: 2.19 $" 11 -2)
   "The version number of forms-mode (as string).  The complete RCS id is:
 
-  $Id: forms.el,v 2.18 1995/06/18 14:43:23 jvromans Exp jvromans $")
+  $Id: forms.el,v 2.19 1995/07/08 13:16:54 jvromans Exp rms $")
 
 (defvar forms-mode-hooks nil
   "Hook functions to be run upon entering Forms mode.")
@@ -303,6 +308,9 @@
 
 ;;; Optional variables with default values.
 
+(defvar forms-check-number-of-fields t
+  "If non-nil, warn about records with wrong number of fields.")
+
 (defvar forms-field-sep "\t"
   "Field separator character (default TAB).")
 
@@ -1484,9 +1492,11 @@ Commands:                        Equivalent keys in read-only mode:
   ;; Verify the number of fields, extend forms--the-record-list if needed.
   (if (= (length forms--the-record-list) forms-number-of-fields)
       nil
-    (beep)
-    (message "Warning: this record has %d fields instead of %d"
-             (length forms--the-record-list) forms-number-of-fields)
+    (if (null forms-check-number-of-fields)
+        nil
+      (beep)
+      (message "Warning: this record has %d fields instead of %d"
+               (length forms--the-record-list) forms-number-of-fields))
     (if (< (length forms--the-record-list) forms-number-of-fields)
         (setq forms--the-record-list 
               (append forms--the-record-list