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Formal File Designators
HP ALLBASE/4GL can receive inputs from a number of different sources, and
direct output to a number of different destinations. The following table
lists the formal file designators for the sources of inputs and the
output destinations, the default devices, and the corresponding formal
file designators. Each of these files can be equated using an MPE/iX
file equation.
Formal File Designator Default Device Comments
HP4KYIN $STDIN If HP4KYIN is equated, keystrokes
are read from the specified file.
The file must use single byte
ASCII records.
HP4SCOUT $STDLIST If HP4SCOUT is equated, screen
output is written to the specified
file. The default is a variable
length record ASCII file with a
maximum length of 1024 bytes.
HP4KYOUT none If HP4KYOUT is equated, keystrokes
are logged to the specified file.
Must be single byte ASCII records.
HP4RFLOG DEV=DISC;TEMP The log file produced by the KSAM
file reformat facility. The
default is a fixed length ASCII
file with 256 byte records, and a
file limit of 4000 records.
HP4GNERR DEV=DISC;TEMP Log file for all generate errors
produced in a development session.
The default is a fixed length
ASCII file with 80 byte records,
and a file limit of 1 000 000
records.
HP4TRACE DEV=DISC;TEMP Log file of all messages displayed
while trace mode is active during
a development session. The
default is a fixed length record
ASCII file with 160 byte records,
and a file limit of 1 000 000
records.
HP4REP DEV=LP The destination for reports from
the developer and administrator
applications, and screens printed
via the system printer. The
default record size depends on the
report being printed.