Understanding Older SQR Commands
Avoid incorporating the commands covered in this topic in your SQR code. Even though they are technically supported by this release, they do not interact well with the current SQR lexicon and may cause unpredictable results. SQR may not support these commands in future releases, so you should remove these commands from your code as soon as feasible.
If your code still contains older SQR commands, refer to this table as you replace them with their updated alternatives:
|
Old Command |
Alternative to Use Instead |
|---|---|
|
BEGIN-REPORT (END-REPORT) |
BEGIN-PROGRAM (END-PROGRAM) |
|
DATE-TIME |
datenow function |
|
DECLARE PRINTER |
DECLARE-PRINTER |
|
DECLARE PROCEDURE |
DECLARE-PROCEDURE |
|
DOLLAR-SYMBOL |
ALTER-LOCALE |
|
GRAPHIC FONT |
ALTER-PRINTER |
|
MONEY-SYMBOL |
ALTER-LOCALE |
|
NO-FORMFEED |
DECLARE-LAYOUT |
|
PAGE-SIZE |
DECLARE-LAYOUT |
|
PRINTER-DEINIT |
DECLARE-PRINTER |
|
PRINTER-INIT |
DECLARE-PRINTER |
|
PRINT … CODE |
PRINT … CODE-PRINTER |
Note: Two older commands, DECLARE PRINTER and DECLARE PROCEDURE, do not contain hyphens. The new commands, DECLARE-PRINTER and DECLARE-PROCEDURE, contain hyphens.