DEFINE

Class

Memory Variables

Purpose

Defines a constant

Syntax

#DEFINE <memvar> <exp>

See Also

#IFDEF, LOCAL, PRIVATE, PUBLIC

Description

The #DEFINE command is used to define FoxPro compatible constants. Constants declared using #DEFINE can be overridden by a memory variable of the same name, but cannot be modified or manually released after their initial declaration. Constants are automatically updated if the value of <exp> changes and are released on exit from the session.

Example

#DEFINE NEXT_LOOP
for i = 1 to NEXT_LOOP
    ? i
next

Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer