Difference between revisions of "SET EMACROS"
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The SET EMACROS command is synonymous with SET MACROS. If SET EMACROS is ON, & macros are substituted when command lines are read. If SET EMACROS is OFF, then no macro substitution is performed. | The SET EMACROS command is synonymous with SET MACROS. If SET EMACROS is ON, & macros are substituted when command lines are read. If SET EMACROS is OFF, then no macro substitution is performed. | ||
| − | SET EMACROS OFF can be used to marginally accelerate program execution and also disable macro substitution in | + | SET EMACROS OFF can be used to marginally accelerate program execution and also disable macro substitution in TEXT...ENDTEXT blocks. |
By default, SET EMACROS is ON. | By default, SET EMACROS is ON. | ||
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==Example== | ==Example== | ||
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set emacros off | set emacros off | ||
text | text | ||
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of memory variables. | of memory variables. | ||
endtext | endtext | ||
| − | set emacros on</ | + | set emacros on</code> |
Revision as of 15:07, 15 April 2009
Class
Environment
Purpose
Enable or disable & macro substitution
Syntax
SET EMACROS ON | OFF | (<expL>)
See Also
&, SET MACROS, TEXT
Description
The SET EMACROS command is synonymous with SET MACROS. If SET EMACROS is ON, & macros are substituted when command lines are read. If SET EMACROS is OFF, then no macro substitution is performed.
SET EMACROS OFF can be used to marginally accelerate program execution and also disable macro substitution in TEXT...ENDTEXT blocks.
By default, SET EMACROS is ON.
Example
set emacros off text The & command is used to perform macro substitution of the contents of memory variables. endtext set emacros on
Products
Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer
