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HP DeskManager Customization

<TYPE> 

Syntax 

<TYPE [item] >

where:

item                  quoted string or numeric value

Description 

<TYPE> returns a number representing the type of the item specified by
item.  Each item type is represented by a number which can be found in
the file FILETYPE.PUB.HPOFFICE. If item is a null string or an item
cannot be found that satisfies the specified criteria, <TYPE> returns -1.

See also:  <TYPENAME>.

Example 

     &FORWARD convert <EQUAL <TYPE <VAR item>> 1274>

This moves forward to the label convert if the item name stored in the
variable item belongs to an AdvanceWrite document.

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