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Appendix B HP ALLBASE/4GL Communication Area Names
*COUNT(n) Five numeric work variables used primarily by the
report generator.
*CROSS(n) Five numeric work variables used primarily by the
report generator.
*DATE An alphanumeric field containing the current system
date.
*DBENAME An alphanumeric field containing the name of the HP
ALLBASE/SQL database used by the application.
*ERROR An alphanumeric field containing the text of generic
error messages returned from HP ALLBASE/4GL and error
messages returned from HP ALLBASE/SQL.
*ERRORDM An alphanumeric field containing the text of any
errors returned by a data manager. Currently only
the text of HP TurboIMAGE/iX data manager error
messages are returned to this field.
*FIELDNO A numeric field containing either the current screen
field number or set to the number of the next screen
field to process.
*FILENAME An alphanumeric field containing the external name of
the KSAM data file or serial file currently being
accessed or most recently accessed.
*FUNCTION An alphanumeric field containing the name of the
current function logic block.
*INDEXNO A numeric field containing the number of the current
file index.
*IMSTATUS Contains the HP TurboIMAGE/iX status array, which
represents status information about the last HP
TurboIMAGE/iX library procedure performed.
*INDEXNO A numeric field containing the number of the current
KSAM file index or HP TurboIMAGE/iX data set index.
*IOSTATDM A numeric field containing the error message number
of any errors returned by a data manager. Currently
only HP TurboIMAGE/iX data manager error return codes
are returned to this field.
*IOSTATUS A numeric field containing the HP ALLBASE/4GL data
manager file return code.
*KEYS An alphanumeric field containing the name of the
current function key set.
*LOCKWAIT A numeric field containing a number equal to the
number of seconds that HP ALLBASE/4GL waits while
trying to access a KSAM file record or HP
TurboIMAGE/iX data set record that is locked by
another user.
*LTRACE A numeric field used for turning on and off Trace
mode. When set to one, the trace facility is turned
on; when set to zero, the trace facility is turned
off. The same rules apply as for the -i option; for
instance, run-time systems and developr and administ
applications cannot be traced.
*MSGDELAY A numeric field used for setting the number of
seconds after a message is displayed before HP
ALLBASE/4GL processing continues. Any positive
integer in this field signifies the number of wait
seconds. HP ALLBASE/4GL default delay time is three
seconds. A zero value will cause HP ALLBASE/4GL to
display the message and immediately continue
processing.
*NEWTIE A numeric field containing the next screen field
number to process.
*PAGELINE A numeric field containing the current line number of
the current report page.
*PAGENO A numeric field containing the current page number of
the current report.
*PASS A general purpose alphanumeric field.
*PREVFLD A numeric field containing the number of the last
screen field to be successfully committed.
*PROCESS An alphanumeric field containing the name of the
current process logic block.
*RECNO A numeric field containing the number of the file
record just read or written for a fixed length record
serial data file or an HP TurboIMAGE/iX data set.
*REPORT An alphanumeric field containing the name of the
current report.
*ROUTINE An alphanumeric field containing the name of the
current or last called external routine.
*ROWCOUNT A numeric field indicating the number of rows in an
HP ALLBASE/SQL table that are changed as the result
of a command that modifies a table.
*SCREEN An alphanumeric field containing the name of the
current screen.
*SUITE An alphanumeric field containing the name of the
current application.
*TIME An alphanumeric field containing the current system
time.
*TOTALS(n) Sixteen numeric working variables used mainly by the
report generator.
*USER An alphanumeric field containing the current user's
name.
*VERSION An alphanumeric field containing the name of the
current application if it is a version of a base
application.