Basic Script Syntax

open(Form, Version)[Form/Grid Actions]
.Outputs
.Actions
.Each

Where:

Form: name of opening form. Example w01012b.
Version: optional version name.
Form/Grid Actions: zero or more form or grid actions.
Outputs: zero or more output definitions.
Actions: zero or more execute actions.
Each: optional each statement.

Note: The stripped open( Form ) statement submits the form with the demo flag to fetch the spes.

Form/Grid Actions

The following form actions are available:

do( id* ) : click a button/row/form exit. Example do(4).
set( id* , value*) : set control’s value. Example set(14, "Some name").
qbe( QBE , value*) : set value of QBE column. Example qbe(1[19], 4001).
select( Row ) : select grid row. Example select(1.10).

The following grid actions are available:

insert[ grid* one or more Row Actions ]
update[ grid* one or more Row Actions ]

Where Row Action has the format:

row* :( one or more comma separated Column Actions ) followed by optional Each

Where Column Action has the format:

column* : value

id* : Control’s AIS id.
value* : Literal in optional double quotes.
grid* : Grid’s AIS id (normally 1).
row* : Zero index row number.
column* : Grid’s Column AIS id.

Outputs

Output statement can be one of:

.output( Format , zero or more Parameter )
.output.dump. The AIS full return (useful for debugging).

Where:

Format is a double quoted string with optional {i} placeholders.
Parameter can be one of:
- $form : returned form name.
- $title : return form title.
- $row : input row number.
- $col[i] : input column with zero index i. Example $col[0] is the first column.

Actions

Action has the format:

.action[ Form\Grid Actions as above ]

Each

Each is a two dimensional array and can either be:

.each[ elements ] : where elements is one or more array [ (string* number) ,...]
.each@ variable: where _variable is Excel table name.

string*: must be in double quotes.

Basic Script Syntax

Form/Grid Actions

Outputs

Actions

Each

Basic Samples

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