Command Options

All commands have options. All commands have the form

                COMMAND/options rest-of-the-command-syntax

Options are single letter indicators that enhance the operation of a command. The meanings of particular options are documented with each command. More than one option may be specified. For example:

                listpick/ks %v a customers cust# name title "Pick One or More"

produces a scrolling list of customer's numbers and names. It is a multiple-choice list (K option) and the list is sorted by (and therefore the character navigation is controlled by) the second field, NAME (S option).

There are two universal options, X and Y. All commands support X and Y.

                X             -Suppress the command response
                Y             -Do not alter the command answer cells from what they were
                                before the execution of this command. See variables.

There are two other options that always have the same meaning when used, but not all commands support them. They are E and C.

                E              -Allow errors. Do not terminate the procedure if an error occurs.
                Cn           -The count option. The C is followed immediately by a number
                                which is the count. If no count is specified the default is 20.

                Example:
                print/c5 a customers name etc. -Display the first 5 records only.