
Punctuation Symbol
Purpose
A period marks the end of an action that may or may not be followed by other actions.
In a script, you must insert a period after:
Any DQL Control command.
Any assign, break, define, or exit Procedural command and after each action in a case, if, or while command.
The last item in a list records, modify records, delete records, or enter a record Processing command.
Except when the period is used as a decimal point in a numeric value, you must insert a space between an action item and the terminating period.
TOTAL DUE .
This script tells DataEase: list each member's LAST NAME and TOTAL DUE. The report output, arranged in alphabetical order by LAST NAME, might look like this:
Last Name |
Total Due |
Adams |
85.00 |
Albert |
120.00 |
Anders |
120.00 |
Andersen |
70.00 |
Anderson |
115.00 |
Archer |
155.00 |
Baldwin |
100.00 |
Beauchamp |
35.00 |
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