User`s guide

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Command Syntax
Item Syntax
Commands This font identifies te
xt which must be entered exactly as shown:
set echo off
Variables Variables appear in italics. Substitute an appropriate value, for
example:
arg1
Required Items Required items are enclosed in braces {
}. You must choose one of the
alternatives.
DEFINE { macro1 | macro2 }
Optional Items Optional items are enclosed in square brackets [].
[opt
ions] formname [userid/password]
Repetitive Items An ellipsis, ... represents an arbitrary number of similar items.
CHKVAL fieldname value1 value2... valueN
Punctuation
The following symbols should always be entered as they appear in the command
format
:
Name Symbol
ampersand &
backslash \
colon :
comma ,
double quotation
mark
"
equal sign =
hyphen -
number sign #
parentheses ()
period .
semicolon ;
single quotation
mark
'
italic Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis,
or placeholder variables for
which you supply particular values.
monospace Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code
in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.
Convention Meaning