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Classic FileMan API: Loader ICR (10142)

Classic FileMan API: Loader    ICR (10142)

Name Value
NUMBER 10142
IA # 10142
DATE CREATED 1994/04/11
CUSTODIAL PACKAGE VA FILEMAN
CUSTODIAL ISC San Francisco
USAGE Supported
TYPE Routine
DBIC APPROVAL STATUS APPROVED
ROUTINE DDIOL
NAME Classic FileMan API: Loader
ORIGINAL NUMBER 10142
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Designed as a replacement for simple WRITE statements
in any part of the data dictionary that has a programming 'hook', such as
executable help.
STATUS Active
ID DDIOL
COMPONENT/ENTRY POINT
COMPONENT/ENTRY POINT COMPONENT DESCRIPTION VARIABLES
EN
Used as a replacement for simple WRITE statements in
part of the data dictionary, such as executable help.
VARIABLES TYPE VARIABLES DESCRIPTION
VALUE Input
(Optional) If there is just one line of text to
output, it can be passed in the first parameter.
.ARRAY Input
(Optional) If there is more than one line of text to
output, stored in a local array, then the first parameter of the call is the
name of the local array passed by reference and that contains string or
numeric literals, where:
ARRAY(1) = string 1
ARRAY(2) = string 2 ...
ARRAY(n) = string n
GLOBAL_ROOT Input
(Optional) An alternate way to pass the text to the
call is in a global root. In that case, the first parameter is null, and the
second parameter contains the name of the global root that contains string or
numeric literals, where:
@GLOBAL_ROOT@(1,0) = string 1
@GLOBAL_ROOT@(2,0) = string 2 ...
@GLOBAL_ROOT@(n,0) = string n or

@GLOBAL_ROOT@(1) = string 1
@GLOBAL_ROOT@(2) = string 2 ...
@GLOBAL_ROOT@(n) = string n
FORMAT Input
(Optional) Formatting instructions controlling how
the string is written or placed in the array. You can specify: One or more new
lines before the string (!, !!, !!!, etc.) Horizontal position of string (?n)
FORMAT can be any number of "!" characters optionally followed by "?n", where
n is an integer expression. The default FORMAT is "!".

This parameter can only be used when call format (1) is used to pass a single
string or numeric literal to EN^DDIOL.