Controls how long a FORM or MENU INPUT command waits for user interaction. Syntax SET INPUT TIMEOUT [num] Parameters num The number of seconds to wait for user input. Can be an integer constant (e.g., 15, 200); a variable, form field, or parameter that evaluates to an integer. Valid values for num range from -1…
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DDEPoke Assigns a value to a specific item in a remote application. Syntax procedure DDEPoke (out tErrCode, inout tServ, in dde_item, in dde_val) Parameters tErrCode longint, an error code tServ longint, connection handle dde_item char, item name dde_val char, value of the item Comments DDEPoke assigns a value to a specific item in a remote application.…
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Branches from an exception handler to the command that caused the exception. Syntax GOTO PREVIOUS Comments GOTO PREVIOUS is used only in an exception handler and only to branch to the command that caused the exception to occur. GOTO PREVIOUS exits the exception handler, and closes it in the same way as ENDON. Example Note:…
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Establishes the format for data input. Syntax SET INPUT FORMAT NORMAL|COMMADELIMITED Comments The INPUT FORMAT option is NORMAL by default. Normally, the ADD and CHANGE commands look for input whose format is a simple data stream, separated by delimiter characters. SET INPUT FORMAT enables these commands to read data in “comma delimited” format from unstructured…
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Specifies the page footing for a report. Syntax PAGE FOOTING reportitem [:format:] Parameters reportitem Any valid expression. Complex expressions must be enclosed in parentheses. When you specify more than one expression, each must be separated from the next by at least one space. format A set of instructions defining the format for the associated reportitem.…
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Closes the current form or display in the current window. Syntax FORM CLOSE [object] Parameters object Can be name The name of the form or display to be closed. ( expr) A character string, or an expression that evaluates to a character string, used at run time as the name of the form or display.…
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Specifies the current text delimiter for comma-delimited format. Syntax SET TEXTDELIMITER character Parameters character Any valid character, or a variable containing a valid character. Reserved characters (e.g., space, backslash, etc.) must be enclosed in quotation marks. Comments The TEXTDELIMITER option is set to the double quotation mark (“) by default. The specified character is used…
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Sorts the members of an existing result set. Syntax SORT [setname>] BY expression [ASCENDING|DESCENDING] Parameters setname The name of a result set. If setname is not specified, the current set is used. expression An expression that identifies a field to be used as a sort key. Complex expressions must be enclosed in parentheses. ASCENDING or…
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Causes scrolling under application program control. Syntax FORM SCROLL [ «form»] [action] Parameters form The name of the form to be scrolled. Form must have an established scrolling association. More than one form can be scrolled at a time. action Can be UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, PAGEUP, PAGEDOWN, HOME, END, JUMPUP, JUMPDOWN, JUMPLEFT, or JUMPRIGHT…
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Performs a bit-wise OR of two values. Syntax $or(char1,char2) Parameters char1 a character string, or an expression that evaluates to a character string char2 a character string, or an expression that evaluates to a character string Return Value Character string. Comments The $or function combines the bit patterns of two characters in the fashion of…
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