Terminates current transactions and restores the database.
ABORT [ literal [ literal | object_name] ]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| literal | The message to display as a string expression. This parameter is restricted to a maximum length of 50 characters. |
| literal or object_name | The name of an ispec to recall following termination. |
Passes information to a running report from its initiating terminal.
ACCEPT object_name | Option | Description |
|---|---|
| object_name | The variable receiving input. |
The AccessExt logic command is not supported on applications deployed to Windows. Enables an MCP-based system user to inquire on a different DMS II database.
ACCESSEXT [ <Database> ] [ <locator> ] <Database> = DB1 | DB2 <Locator> = <Find> | <Get> <Find> := FIND “<FindExpression>” <Get> := GET “<GetExpression>” [ variable ] <FindExpression> := [ FIRST | LAST | NEXT | PRIOR ] { database | dataset | index } [ expression | link ] <GetExpression> := { database | dataset } { alphabetic_item | group_item | number_item | real_item | field_item | count_item | recordtype_item } [ [ subscript ] ]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| FindExpression | The command required to locate and read a record from the database. The data in the record is not directly available to commands. |
| GetExpression variable | The command required to access data in a database record previously read using a find statement, and to move its value into a variable. |
Adds the value of a numeric expression to the value of a number-primitive variable, and stores the result in that variable, or optionally in a specified result variable
ADD expression variable [ GIVING variable ] [ ROUNDED ] [ GS status ]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| expression variable | The numeric expression and qualifier to add together. The qualifier also receives the result if the Giving command option is not specified. If the Giving option is specified then qualifier might be replaced by an expression. |
| (GIVING or GIV variable) | Directs the result to the specified qualifier. |
| (ROUNDED or ROU) | Rounds the result when truncation occurs. |
| GS status | Indicates arithmetic overflow using the specified variable. |
Used in reports to advance a named outputstream, or the default outputstream, to a new page, or by a specified number of lines between frames. It can also be used to advance the outputstream to a specified printer channel number when printed.
ADVANCE { numeric_literal | NEWPAGE | CHANNEL numeric_literal } [AS outputstream]| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| numeric_literal | The number of lines to advance. |
| NEWPAGE | Advances the report to a new page. |
| CHANNEL numeric_literal | Advances the outputstream to the channel number specified by the numeric literal. This command option is restricted to reports directed to an LP device. It is intended for printing on special stationery. |
| AS outputstream | Restricts the effect of this logic command to the specified outputstream. If omitted, the default outputstream is affected. |
Concatenates the value of a variable or literal to that of a second variable after the last non-whitespace character, and stores the result in the second variable. Embedded whitespace characters in both variables are retained.
ATTACH string_expression variable| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| string_expression | The string or numeric value to attach to the following result qualifier. If a numeric value is used, it is converted to text. If it is a number-primitive variable, it cannot have decimals declared. |
| variable | The result variable. |
Concatenates the value of a variable or literal to that of a second variable after the last non-whitespace character, inserting a space between the two values, and stores the result in the second variable.
ATTACHANDSPACE string_expression variable| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| string_expression | The string or numeric value to attach to the following result qualifier. If a numeric value is used, it is converted to text. If it is a number-primitive variable, it cannot have decimals declared. |
| variable | The result variable. If the value of this variable is equal to Glb.Spaces, the result is the value of the first qualifier or literal (without leading spaces, unless it contains leading spaces). |
The Attribute logic command is not supported on applications deployed to Windows. It is valid only for MCP-based systems.
ATTRIBUTE BDNAME literal [ usercode ] [ GS status ]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| BDNAME literal | Expression that holds the BDNAME attribute. Non-literal values must be terminated with a period (.). This is illustrated in the examples of this command. The maximum length of the BDNAME is 180 characters. For a literal, the maximum length is 58 characters (56 characters if a usercode is supplied). |
| usercode | Literal that contains a usercode. If omitted, the file is produced with the same usercode with which the Report is running. The Report program must be privileged, or running under a privileged usercode, in order to produce a file under a different usercode (otherwise, the Report terminates). |
| GS status | Indicates command status using the specified variable. |