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Creating a Parameter

When you create a parameter, you specify its name, datatype, length, and default value.

To create a parameter:

  1. In the Object Navigator, create a parameter by selecting the Parameters node in the Object Navigator, then selecting Edit | Create.
  2. In the Property Palette, set the desired parameter properties:

Parameter Data Type

Set to CHAR, NUMBER, or DATE.

Parameter Initial Value

The default value of the parameter. Must be compatible with the parameter data type and length.

Length

The maximum number of characters the parameter can store. Length is only valid for CHAR parameters, which can be up to 64K. NUMBER parameters default to 23 bytes and DATE parameters default to 7 bytes.

Name

The internal name of the parameter.

 


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