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==Purpose==
 
==Purpose==
 
Display the complete status of the session
 
Display the complete status of the session
 
  
 
==Syntax==
 
==Syntax==
DISPLAY STATUS [TO FILE <.txt filename> | (<expC>) ] | [TO PRINT]
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DISPLAY STATUS [TO FILE <.txt filename> | (<expC>)]
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
[[DB_PRINT]], [[DISPLAY DICTIONARY]], [[DISPLAY MEMORY]], [[DISPLAY STRUCTURE]], [[DISPLAY USERS]], [[LIST STATUS]], [[SET PAGELENGTH]], [[SET PAGEWIDTH]], [[SET PRINTER]]
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[[DISPLAY DICTIONARY]], [[DISPLAY MEMORY]], [[DISPLAY STRUCTURE]], [[LIST STATUS]]
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
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* Programmable function keys
 
* Programmable function keys
  
DISPLAY commands differ from LIST commands in that they pause every 17 lines until a key is pressed.  You can cancel any further output at this point by pressing the [ABANDON] key.  Where the output is sent to a file or printer, the pause is disabled.
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===TO <file>===
 
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The display output will be sent to the specified file.  The filename can be substituted with a <expC>, enclosed in round brackets, which returns a valid filename.  If no file extension is specified, then ".txt" will be used.
 
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!Keyword||Description
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|TO <file>||The display output will be sent to the specified file.  The filename can be substituted with a <expC>, enclosed in round brackets, which returns a valid filename.  If no file extension is specified, then ".txt" will be used. The command SET PAGELENGTH governs the output file pagination and SET PAGEWIDTH defines the width of each page.  Page numbers are centered on the bottom of the page according to width.
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|TO PRINT||The display output will be sent to a printer.  The TO PRINT option will default to a local printer unless the command SET PRINTER TO \\SPOOLER is issued.  The print request will then be spooled to the system printer, which is defined by the environment variable DB_PRINT.
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==Example==
 
==Example==
 
<code lang="recital">
 
<code lang="recital">
set view to patrons
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display status
set printer to \\spooler
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display status to print
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set printer to
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</code>
 
</code>
  
 
==Products==
 
Recital Server, Recital
 
 
[[Category:Documentation]]
 
[[Category:Documentation]]
 
[[Category:Commands]]
 
[[Category:Commands]]

Latest revision as of 13:18, 9 February 2012

Purpose

Display the complete status of the session

Syntax

DISPLAY STATUS [TO FILE <.txt filename> | (<expC>)]

See Also

DISPLAY DICTIONARY, DISPLAY MEMORY, DISPLAY STRUCTURE, LIST STATUS

Description

The DISPLAY STATUS command displays detailed information about the status of the session, including the following:

  • Active status of workareas, including indexes, locks, journals, relations, current record, number of records
  • Language setting
  • Printer setting
  • Path setting
  • Programmable function keys

TO <file>

The display output will be sent to the specified file. The filename can be substituted with a <expC>, enclosed in round brackets, which returns a valid filename. If no file extension is specified, then ".txt" will be used.

Example

display status