An ellipsis shows that the preceding parameter can be repeated.
|
A vertical bar separates alternatives within brackets, braces, or parentheses.
'
A single quote starts and ends a literal text constant or any argument with more than one word.
Caution: If you copy codes directly from the examples in the pdf file, make sure you change the slanted quotes to regular quotes or else you will get an error message.
!
An exclamation point begins a single-line comment that extends to the end of the line. Each comment line must begin with an exclamation point.
Do not use !=========== to delineate a comment block unless it starts in the first column. The characters "!=" denotes a relational operator, and Production Reporting could confuse it with a comment where a relational argument could occur.
,
A comma separates multiple arguments.
( )
Parentheses must enclose an argument or element.
UPPERCASE
Production Reporting commands and arguments are specified in UPPERCASE.
Italics
Information and values that you must supply are specified in italics.