DISPLAY Display records to the console ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Syntax DISPLAY <exp list> [TO PRINTER] [TO FILE <xcFile>] [<scope>] [WHILE <lCondition>] [FOR <lCondition>] [OFF] Arguments <exp list> is the list of values to display for each record processed. TO PRINTER echoes output to the printer. TO FILE <xcFile> echoes output to the indicated file which can be specified either as a literal file name or as a character expression enclosed in parentheses. If an extension is not specified, .txt is added. <scope> is the portion of the current database file to DISPLAY. The default is the current record, or NEXT 1. If a condition is specified, the scope becomes ALL. WHILE <lCondition> specifies the set of records meeting the condition from the current record until the condition fails. FOR <lCondition> specifies the conditional set of records to DISPLAY within the given scope. OFF suppresses the display of the record number. Description DISPLAY is a database command that sequentially accesses records in the current work area, sending the results of the <exp list> to the console in a tabular format with each column separated by a space. The command does not display column headers or pause at predetermined intervals. DISPLAY is identical to LIST with the exception that its default scope is NEXT 1 rather than ALL. When invoked, output is sent to the screen and optionally to the printer and/or a file. To suppress output to the screen while printing or echoing output to a file, SET CONSOLE OFF before the DISPLAY command line. Notes . Interrupting output: To let the user interrupt the processing of a DISPLAY command, using the INKEY() function, add a test for the interrupt key press to the FOR condition. See the example below. . Printer margin: Since DISPLAY is a console command, it honors the current SET MARGIN for output echoed to the printer. Examples . This example illustrates a simple DISPLAY, and a conditional DISPLAY to the printer: USE Sales NEW DISPLAY DATE(), TIME(), Branch DISPLAY Branch, Salesman FOR Amount > 500 TO PRINTER . This example interrupts a DISPLAY using INKEY() to test whether the user pressed the Esc key: #define K_ESC 27 USE Sales INDEX SalesMan NEW DISPLAY Branch, Salesman, Amount WHILE ; INKEY() != K_ESC Files Library is CLIPPER.LIB.
See Also: DBEVAL() INKEY() LIST SET MARGIN
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