The Format parameter in the UI_DLG_BOX() command can be extremely long. It is not practical to enter the dialog Format on a single line between quotes. The << delimiter in an Xbasic script is used when you want to enter a long quoted string over many lines. The syntax of the << delimiter is:

Converts a string to lower case and trims trailing/leading blanks.

This operator results in TRUE if the expression on the left is greater than the expression on the right.

When you need to provide a fully qualified field name in an expression, you place -> between the Table_Name and Field_Name. This is necessary when an expression contains references to fields in multiple tables or when an expression does not have a table context that supplies a default value for Table_Name.

When referencing a field created in the context of a table or layout, you refer to it with the prefix var->, indicating that it is a member of the group of variables.

When referencing a calculated field, you refer to it with the prefix calc->, indicating that it is a member of the group of calculated values.

This operator results in TRUE if the expression to the left of the operator is less than the expression to the right.

Provides access to the tables field rules.

The A5.GET_NAME() method returns the filename of the current database (.adb file).

<<%DELIMITER% ... %DELIMITER% allows you to define a quoted character string. This command is typically used when the string includes carriage return-line feed characters (CR-LF).

Get the name or alias of the table.

The .NAME_GET() method returns the Field_Name of a field referenced by the object pointer.