[<<Previous Entry]
[^^Up^^]
[Next Entry>>]
[Menu]
[About The Guide]
Data Input and Output
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reference Item| Description
|
?/?? | Display one or more values to the console
@...BOX | Draw a box on the screen
@...CLEAR | Clear a rectangular region of the screen
@...GET | Create a new Get object and display it on the screen
@...PROMPT | Paint a menu item and define a message
@...SAY | Display data at a specified screen or printer row and column
@...TO | Draw a single or double line box
ACHOICE() | Execute a pop-up menu
ALERT() | Display a simple modal dialog box
BROWSE() | Browse records within a window
CLEAR GETS | Release Get objects from the current GetList array
CLEAR SCREEN | Clear the screen and home the cursor
COL() | Return the screen cursor column position
DBEDIT() | Browse records in a table format
DEVOUT() | Write a value to the current device
DISPBEGIN() | Begin buffering screen output
DISPBOX() | Display a box on the screen
DISPEND() | Display buffered screen updates
DISPLAY | Display records to the console
DISPOUT() | Write a value to the display
GETACTIVE() | Return the currently active Get object
LABEL FORM | Display labels to the console
LIST | List records to the console
MENU TO | Execute a lightbar menu for defined PROMPTs
OUTSTD() | Write a list of values to the standard output device
QOUT() | Display a list of expressions to the console
READ | Activate full-screen editing mode using Get objects
READEXIT() | Toggle Uparrow and Downarrow as READ exit keys
READINSERT() | Toggle the current insert mode for READ and MEMOEDIT()
READKEY() | Determine what key was used to terminate a READ
READMODAL() | Activate a full-screen editing mode for a GetList
READVAR() | Return the current GET/MENU variable name
REPORT FORM | Display a report to the console
RESTORE SCREEN| Display a saved screen
RESTSCREEN() | Display a saved screen region to a specified location
ROW() | Return the screen row position of the cursor
SAVE SCREEN | Save current screen to a buffer or variable
SAVESCREEN() | Save a screen region for later display
SCROLL() | Scroll a screen region up or down
SET CENTURY | Modify the date format to include or omit century digits
SET COLOR | Define screen colors
SET CONFIRM | Toggle required exit key to terminate GETs
SET CONSOLE | Toggle console display to the screen
SET CURSOR | Toggle the screen cursor on or off
SET DATE | Set the date format for input and display
SET DECIMALS | Set the number of decimal places displayed
SET DELIMITERS| Toggle or define GET delimiters
SET DEVICE | Direct @...SAYs to the screen or printer
SET EPOCH | Control the interpretation of dates with no century digits
SET ESCAPE | Toggle Esc as a READ exit key
SET FIXED | Toggle fixing of the number of decimal digits displayed
SET FORMAT | Activate a format when READ is executed
SET INTENSITY | Toggle enhanced display of GETs and PROMPTs
SET MESSAGE | Set the @...PROMPT message line row
SET SCOREBOARD| Toggle the message display from READ or MEMOEDIT()
SET WRAP | Toggle wrapping of the highlights in MENUs
SETBLINK() | Toggle asterisk (*) interpretation in SET COLOR
SETCOLOR() | Return the current colors and optionally set new colors
SETCURSOR() | Set the cursor shape
SETMODE() | Change display mode to specified number of rows and columns
SETPOS() | Move the cursor to a new position
TEXT | Display a literal block of text
TRANSFORM() | Convert any value into a formatted character string
UPDATED() | Determine if any GET changed during a READ
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This page created by ng2html v1.05, the Norton guide to HTML conversion utility.
Written by Dave Pearson