Abbreviations
User Language abbreviations
Certain SOUL statements, phrases, and keywords can be abbreviated as shown in the following table.
These abbreviations can be used interchangeably with their unabbreviated counterparts.
| Abbreviation | Statement, phrase, or keyword |
|---|---|
| ALPHA | ALPHABETICALLY |
| CH | CHANGE |
| CMMTRL | COMMIT RELEASE |
| CT label | COUNT RECORDS IN label |
| CT ON listname | COUNT RECORDS ON LIST listname |
| CTO fieldname | COUNT OCCURRENCES OF fieldname |
| FD | FIND ALL RECORDS |
| FD | FIND ALL RECORDS FOR WHICH |
| FD IN label | FIND ALL RECORDS IN label FOR WHICH |
| FD ON listname | FIND ALL RECORDS ON LIST listname FOR WHICH |
| FDR | FIND AND RESERVE ALL RECORDS |
| FDR | FIND AND RESERVE ALL RECORDS FOR WHICH |
| FDR IN label | FIND AND RESERVE ALL RECORDS IN label FOR WHICH |
| FDR ON listname | FIND AND RESERVE ALL RECORDS ON LIST listname FOR WHICH |
| FDV fieldname | FIND ALL VALUES OF fieldname |
| FDWOL RECORDS | FIND WITHOUT LOCKS RECORDS |
| FEO fieldname | FOR EACH OCCURRENCE OF fieldname |
| FPC | FIND AND PRINT COUNT |
| FR | FOR EACH RECORD |
| FR label | FOR EACH RECORD IN label |
| FR IN label | FOR EACH RECORD IN label |
| FR ON listname | FOR EACH RECORD ON LIST listname |
| FRN | FOR RECORD NUMBER |
| FRV fieldname | FOR EACH VALUE OF fieldname |
| FRV IN label | FOR EACH VALUE IN label |
| FS | FIELD SAVE |
| I procname | INCLUDE procname |
| INOUT | INPUT OUTPUT |
| NP | NEW PAGE |
| NUM | NUMERICALLY |
| OCC IN | OCCURRENCE IN |
| ON ATTN | ON ATTENTION |
| ON FCC | ON FIELD CONSTRAINT CONFLICT |
| ORD | IN ORDER |
| PAI | PRINT ALL INFORMATION |
| ST | STORE RECORD |
Command abbreviations
In addition, certain Model 204 system control commands can be abbreviated.
The following table lists the abbreviations for the commands introduced in this manual. These abbreviations can be used interchangeably with their unabbreviated counterparts.
| Abbreviation | Command |
|---|---|
| B | BEGIN |
| D | DISPLAY |
| I | INCLUDE |
| M | MONITOR |
| O | OPEN |
| PROC | PROCEDURE |
| U | USE |
| V | VIEW |
Example
The first request uses abbreviations:
B GET.RECS: IN CLIENTS FD END FIND FR GET.RECS PAI END FOR END
The second request is the same request written in the long form:
BEGIN GET.RECS: IN CLIENTS FIND ALL RECORDS END FIND FOR EACH RECORD IN GET.RECS PRINT ALL INFORMATION END FOR END