Metacommands


Metacommands are, according to the Multi-Edit manual, "special character sequences that allow the user to express certain data in a command line, prompt, or configuration option that would otherwise be difficult, if not impossible to enter literally."

This add-on supports several extra metacommands which can be used in the DataFlex version and session settings and as a parameter for menu-commands (Like DFInter^Run /C=<DFMaint> for DFMaint).

 

<EXPLORER>      The command which is entered as the value for "Explorer".

 

<DFFILE>      The command which is entered as the value for "DFFile".

 

<DFINDEX>      The command which is entered as the value for "DFIndex".

 

<DFMAINT>      The command which is entered as the value for "DFMaint".

 

<APPBUILDER>      The command which is entered as the value for "AppBuilder".

 

<WORKSPACE>      The name which is entered as the value for "Workspace".

 

<RUN>      This is equivalent to "<RUNPROG> <NAME>".

 

<RUNPROG>      This will be transformed into the runtime with the metacommand <RUNPARAMS>.

 

<RUNPARAMS>      This will be transformed into the default parameters.

 

At every place you are allowed to use these metacommands, the normal Multi-Edit metacommands are also supported.



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