Special Characters; Comments; Table 3-2. Special Characters - Tandem ENFORM 058057 Reference Manual

ENFORM Language Elements

Special Characters

Special Characters

Comments

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Table 3-2 shows the ENFORM special characters and describes their functions within a
query.

Table 3-2. Special Characters

Character Name Character
blank
quotation mark "
assignment syntax :=
apostrophe '
parenthesis ( )
brackets [ ]
question mark ?
comma ,
semicolon ;
A comment clarifies and documents the purpose of the your query. A comment is
denoted by the exclamation character (!). A comment can be the only text on a line, the
last text on a line, or text embedded within a line. When a comment is embedded
within a line, it must be enclosed with exclamation marks. For example, consider the
following comments:
!This query produces Finance Report 301
DICTIONARY finance.subvol;
OPEN finance1,
058057 Tandem Computers Incorporated
Description
Separates keywords and other language elements.
Serves as delimiter for various language elements, such
as alphanumeric literals, and some display formats.
Assigns a value to a target-item.
Serves as a delimiter for display formats, some
conditional operators.
Delimits various language elements. Must appear in
balanced pairs.
Delimits subscripts, modifiers, and decorations. Must
appear in balanced pairs.
Denotes commands when directly followed by a keyword.
Separates multiple query specifications in the same
statement; always optional.
Terminates statements.
! Information is confidential
!Only two files are needed! finance2;