VISUALPQL homenext page indexTable of Contents
  

 

Introduction

VisualPQL Syntax
Variables
Control Flow
File I/O
Database Access
Table Access
ODBC
Graphical User Interface
Functions
Source Commands

 

VisualPQL Programs and Routines

RETRIEVAL, PROGRAM, SUBROUTINE
END
EXECUTE DBMS
EXECUTE SUBROUTINE
PERFORM PROCS
PQL ESCAPE
PQL EXIT DBMS
RETURN

 

Variables

Explicit Variable Declarations
Variable Lists
Arrays
Implicit Variables
CONTROL VARS
DATE
INTEGER
MISSING VALUES
OBSERVATION VARS
REAL
SCALED VARS
STRING
TIME
VALID VALUES
VALUE LABELS
VAR LABELS
VAR RANGES
Assigning Values
Missing Values
Expressions
Database Variables
AUTOSET
COMPUTE
EVALUATE
GET VARS
PRESET
PUT VARS
RECODE
SET
EXTERNAL VARIABLE BLOCK
INCLUDE EXTERNAL VARIABLE BLOCK
DEFINE PROCEDURE VARIABLES

 

Control Flow

Logical Conditions
Compound Conditions
IF, IFNOT
JUMP
AFTER
BEGIN
EXIT
FOR
IFTHEN
LOOP
NEXT
UNTIL
WHILE
SUBPROCEDURE
EXECUTE SUBPROCEDURE

 

Reading and Writing Files

OPEN
CLOSE
DELETE PROCEDURE FILE MEMBER
READ
I/O List - Input Specification
REREAD
WRITE
I/O List - Output Specification

 

Database Access

PQL CONNECT DATABASE
PQL DISCONNECT DATABASE
DATABASE IS
Case Processing Commands
CASE IS
DELETE CASE
END CASE
EXIT CASE
NEXT CASE
PREVIOUS CASE
PROCESS CASE
RESTORE CIR
RETRY CASE
Record Processing Commands
RECORD IS
DELETE RECORD
END RECORD
EXIT RECORD
NEXT RECORD
PREVIOUS RECORD
PROCESS REC
RESTORE REC
RETRY RECORD
BACKUP
Concurrent VisualPQL
LOOKUP

 

Accessing Tables

OPEN TABLE
CLOSE TABLE
PQL CONNECT TABFILE
PQL DISCONNECT TABFILE
DELETE ROW
END ROW
EXIT ROW
NEXT ROW
PREVIOUS ROW
PROCESS ROWS
ROW IS

 

ODBC Client

CONNECT
Statement

 

Graphical User Interface

WINDOW
WINDOW TITLE
WINDOW STATUS
WINDOW OUTPUT
WINDOW CLEAR
WINDOW SAVE
MENU
MENUITEM
MENUSEP
TBARITEM
TBARSEP
INITIAL
MESSAGE
ENABLE MENUITEM
DISABLE MENUITEM

CHECK MENUITEM
UNCHECK MENUITEM

DISPLAY POPUP LIST
DIALOG
BORDERS
BUTTON
CHECK
CHOICE
EDIT
IMAGE
LABEL
LINE
LIST
POSTYPE
RADIO
TEXT
Dialog Message Processing
Dialog Control Commands
Other GUI Commands
DEDIT
GRID

 

10 PQLForms

Using PQLForms
PQLForms General Clauses
FORM
SCREEN
PAGE
FIELD
CALL SCREEN
FDISPLAY
ABUTTON
FBUTTON
GENERATE
PQLForms Error Messages

 

11 Execution Window

ACCEPT CHARACTER
BELL
BOX
CURSOR
CURSOR POSITION
DISPLAY TEXT
ERASE SCREEN
FIELD INPUT
FILL
LINE CHARACTER
MENU
SENSE MOUSE
WAIT
Templates
DEFINE TEMPLATE
POP TEMPLATE
PUSH TEMPLATE
RESTORE TEMPLATE
SCROLL TEMPLATE
STORE TEMPLATE

 

12 Buffers

CLEAR BUFFER
CREATE BUFFER
DELETE BUFFER
DELETE LINE IN BUFFER
EDIT BUFFER
GET LINE FROM BUFFER
INSERT LINE INTO BUFFER
PUT LINE TO BUFFER
DISPLAY WDL

 

13 Functions

Trigonometric Functions
Mathematical Functions
Argument List Functions
Across Record Functions
Date and Time Functions
Global Functions
String Functions
Concurrent Functions
Miscellaneous Functions
Session Functions
Schema & Database Functions
Tabfile & Table Functions
Read/Write Functions
Menu Functions
Client Server Functions
CGI Functions
List of Functions from A to Z

 

14 The VisualPQL Debuggers

Error Messages
Overview to the Debuggers
Run Time Debugger
Interactive Line Mode Monitor
Interactive Debugger Commands
SET, CLEAR and SHOW
The Full Screen Debug Monitor
The Top Bar Menu
Operating the full screen debugger