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Common field values
constant-string
Replaces the default value X with a specified character or character string.
field-identifier
Either Predefined fields or Properties.
For example, the format for a SELECT statement is SELECT field-identifier.
The most common SELECT statement is SELECT Name; this statement uses the predefined identifier Name to specify for a column of names to be printed in the report.
Another example is SELECT LineCount, where LineCount is a predefined field that indicates the number of lines in a definition description.
A field-identifier can also be the name of any property, for example, SELECT Volume, where Volume is a property of entity definitions.
file-name
A proper DOS [drive:\path\]file name having up to 8‑character file name, a period and up to 3-character extension. The optional DOS [drive:\path\] specified must exist.
file-name-no-ext
A proper DOS [drive:\path\]file name having up to 8‑character file name, but cannot have a period or extension. The optional DOS [drive:\path\] specified must exist.
font-identifier
A user-defined name to identify the FONT command.
operator
Can be one of these values:
= equal to
< less than
> greater than
>= greater than or equal to
<= less than or equal to
<> not equal to
!= not equal to (alternate)
pen-specification
The pen specifications correspond to those shown in the Pen Style dialog that is accessed by the Set > Pen command. These are the pen styles:
PEN1
PEN2
PEN3
PEN4
PEN5
PENDASH
PENDOT
PENDASHDOT
PENDASHDASHDOT
test-field-value
A value of the specified field-identifier, and is included in the encyclopedia. For example:
WHERE Class = Diagram
WHERE Type = "Data Flow Gane & Sarson"
Parent topic
Reporting system command language