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Define Variable Dialog Box

Description

The Variable Definition dialog box is available when defining a table or a layout. Use this dialog to define local, session, or global variables that you want to be visible to a table (and its layouts) or just a layout (form, browse, report, letter, or label).

1. The Level can be

   • Local (only available to and usable by layouts and their scripts)

   • Session (available to all layouts based on the table and all scripts based on the layouts)

   • Global (available to all layouts, scripts, and functions)

2. The Name can be any character string that conforms to the rules for variable naming.

3. The Type can be

   • Character

   • Numeric

   • Date

   • Logical

4. The Value is optional. It defines an initial value for the variable.