VARIABLES keyword

Applies to

All specifications

Description

This keyword is replaced with the value of a named variable.

Note: In general, the variables you create will be specific to your application's forms and fields. However, Windows client supports one variable that will be of general use to form developers. The InitialCommand variable can be used to determine the initial behavior of a form. The syntax is:

     InitialCommand(arg)

where arg can be one of these values:

  • Event eventname : Generates some event
  • Filter: Performs a filter by query
  • FilterInPlace: Opens in Filter-In-Place mode
  • Add: Opens as a blank form for data entry
  • Refresh: Perform a refresh