Category: ZIM User Documentation

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$subscript

The current instance of the current form Syntax $subscript n Parameters n Any numeric value between 1 and 8 Comments In combination of $FormNum, $subscript, $ FieldNum can uniquely identify a particular for field in a Zim display. Example form set (reverse) ($ formnum,$ fieldnum,$subscript) Sets the current instance of a repeated form to reverse…
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SET TRANSACTION DEFAULTTYPE

Syntax SET TRANSACTION DEFAULTTYPE READ|NORMAL Comments This command is ignored by Zim 9.

$MD5

Returns a cryptographic 128-bit hash value. Syntax $md5(expression) Parameters expression an expression that evaluates to a string Return Value The value returned by $MD5 is a hexadecimal 32-characters long string representing the cryptographic hash value of the expression used as the argument. Example out $md5(1) 45954632C04A953592D33FDC5F59A64C out $md5(“1”) C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B The returned values are different because…
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SET IMPLICITTRANS

Make Zim Server generate implicit transactions. Syntax SET IMPLICITTRANS OFF | ON Comments This command is ignored and has no effect on Zim Server. It is only accepted for backward compatibility.

SET TIMEOUT

Syntax SET TIMEOUT [num] This command is ignored by Zim 9. Its approximate equivalent is the Zim Server configuration option Pending Timeout.  

FORM SET SAVE

Allows the recording of keystrokes during FORM INPUT. Syntax FORM SET SAVE ON|OFF Comments The command FORM SET SAVE ON initiates capturing the keystrokes and storing them in a script called zfmkeys in the database directory. The command FORM SET SAVE OFF stops capturing the keystrokes. For more information, please consult Capturing_and_Replaying_Form_Input.

SET CHECKPOINT

Enables or disables the checkpoint activity over changed buffers. Syntax SET CHECKPOINT ON|OFF Comments The CHECKPOINT option is set ON by default. When CHECKPOINT is ON, all data changed in transactions successfully committed by users is sent to a checkpoint file which then is later committed to the database. In this way, the server can…
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FORM SET INPUT

Allows or disables the replaying of stored keystrokes during FORM INPUT. Syntax FORM SET INPUT ON|OFF Comments The command FORM SET INPUT ON initiates replaying the keystrokes stored in a script file called zfmkeys in the database directory. The command FORM SET INPUT OFF stops replaying the keystrokes. For more information, please consult Capturing_and_Replaying_Form_Input.

$ClientOS

Indicates the operating system under which ZXCLIENT is currently running. Syntax $ClientOS Return Value A number according to the following table. It cannot be reset by an application program. Value Operating System 1 Microsoft Windows 4 Linux in General 5 Android 6 iOS 7 OS X

$DBPath

$DBPath File system path to the directory in which the application database is stored. Syntax $dbpath Return Value A character string. Cannot be reset by an application program. Description The $DBPath function is set to the value of the DBPath entry in the registry, or the value of the [ZIM] environment variable. If neither of…
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