HP 3000 Manuals

HP ALLBASE/4GL Developer Reference Manual Vol. 2

VISIT Command 

The VISIT command executes a function logic block.

Formats 

VISIT {function_name}
      {data_ref     }

Parameters 

function_name 

The name of the function to be executed.

data_ref 

One of the following, containing the name of the function to be executed:

   *   Constant.

   *   Variable or calculated item.

   *   Screen field name.

   *   Scratch-pad field name.

Description 

The VISIT command executes a function logic block.  Unless the function
contains a PROCEED command, HP ALLBASE/4GL executes the step following
the VISIT command after the function has been executed.

Functions can be nested, and recursion is permitted.  The maximum depth
of nesting of functions is 99.

Example 

     VISIT delete_rec

This command executes the function delete_rec.

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