Calculates the hyperbolic cosine of a number. Syntax $tanh(number) Parameters number a number, or an expression that evaluates to a number, representing an angle (in radians) Return Value Number, with the same number of decimal places as number. Comments This function calculates the hyperbolic tangent of a number. Example let vAngle = $tanh(3.000) Evaluates to…
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Marks the end of a transaction in progress, discarding the results. Syntax QUITTRANSACTION Comments The QUITTRANSACTION command ends the explicit transaction in progress and discards any changes or updates made to the database since the TRANSACTION command was issued. The QUITTRANSACTION command is ignored in single-user environments. In multi-user systems, QUITTRANSACTION takes effect only if…
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Restarts a WHILE loop. Syntax CONTINUE Comments Any IF or CASE statements that are still open when a CONTINUE command is executed are automatically closed off when execution returns to the start of the WHILE loop. Example while Salary > 20000 … other commands … if var1 = 1 continue else … more commands…
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The current user’s operating system user ID. Syntax $userid Return Value A number, or $Null. Can be reset by an application program. Description The current user’s operating system user ID; otherwise, $Null. You can use the $UserID and $GroupID system variables to build levels of security into your applications. During any Zim session, you can…
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Returns the number of the disk file associated with a specified object. Syntax $filenum(objname) Parameters objname The name of an EntitySet, relationship, application directory, or application document. Return Value For EntitySets, relationships, and application directories, $filenum returns the number associated with the file that contains the specified object. For application documents, $filenum returns the number…
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Set the properties of an ActiveX object. Syntax $ObjSet[Property] (Object, PropertyName, <>) Parameters Object an object variable or formfield of type OLE PropertyName a string or an expression that evaluates to a string PropertyValue one or more strings, expressions or variables Return Value Returns a result of TRUE if successful. Comments This syntax can be…
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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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