Specifies how a field’s ListWidth is treated in a LIST command. Syntax SET OUTPUT FIELDLISTWIDTH ON|OFF Comments The OUTPUT FIELDLISTWIDTH option is set ON by default. When OUTPUT FIELDLISTWIDTH is ON, the LIST command formats output according to each field’s established ListWidth. Setting FIELDLISTWIDTH to OFF causes the software to ignore the established ListWidth and…
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Controls how special characters in unstructured application documents are treated. Syntax SET SPECIALSCAN ON|OFF Comments The SET SPECIALSCAN command is set ON by default. When SPECIALSCAN is ON, the backslash () and asterisk (*) characters have special meanings when they appear in an unstructured application document that is being used as a data source in…
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Translates carriage return/line feed sequences. Syntax SET EOLNTRANSLATE string Parameters string Any expression that evaluates to a character string from one to five characters in length. If string is longer than five characters, only the first five characters are used. Comments If the software encounters a carriage return/line feed combination in a database field when…
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Determines if compiled versions of application programs are to be executed. Syntax SET [LOCAL] RUNTIME ON|OFF Comments Specifies if the Runtime system is to be available for program execution. When RUNTIME is set OFF, compiled programs are treated as if they are not compiled. A SET LOCAL RUNTIME command can be used inside a program…
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Controls tracing of retrieval strategy information. Syntax SET STRATEGY ON|OFF Comments The SET STRATEGY command is OFF by default. When SET STRATEGY is set ON, the software displays the chosen retrieval strategy for each command that accesses the database (i.e., FIND, COMPUTE, LIST, REPORT FROM, CHANGE, ADD, DELETE, SELECT, UPDATE). The retrieval strategy information is…
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Controls the display of a XMLHEADER. Syntax SET XMLHEADER ON|OFF Comments When outputting data using the XML or XMLSIMPLE formats, a standard ISO header can be attached to the resulting document. Example set save set output format xmlsimple set XMLHEADER on set output MyDoc list 1 Docs set restore See Also SET OUTPUT FORMAT
Switches the display of the text-entry cursor on or off. Syntax SET CURSOR ON|OFF Comments The CURSOR option is set ON by default. When CURSOR is ON, the text-entry cursor is displayed on the screen when a text form field has focus. You can switch the text-entry cursor off when its logical location is already…
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Controls the use of pauses during LIST output. Syntax SET PAUSE ON|OFF Comments The PAUSE option is set OFF by default. When you set PAUSE ON, LIST output pauses after each “page” (i.e., the number of lines specified in the current PAGESIZE setting). During a pause at the terminal, the message Press to continue, q…
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Enables or suppresses the display of all system messages. Syntax SET MESSAGES ON|OFF Comments The MESSAGES option is set ON by default. When MESSAGES is ON, all system messages (errors, warnings, information) are displayed. Setting MESSAGES to OFF suppresses the display of all messages. The display of specific message types may be turned on or…
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Enables or suppresses the display of error messages. Syntax SET ERRORS ON|OFF Comments The ERRORS option is set ON by default. When ERRORS is ON, error messages are displayed. Setting ERRORS to OFF suppresses the display of such messages. Error messages are of the form: *** Error*** . . . or: ***Zim System Error*** .…
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