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Customizer Statements

Restriction: This topic applies only when the AppMaster Builder AddPack has been installed, and applies only to Windows platforms.

Continuation of Customizer Statements

After coding a Customizer symbol, continue Customizer statements on additional lines.

Statement Continuation Method
Rule call Break the line after any comma in the argument list and skip to the next line. For AMB programs, code an ellipsis and at least one space (... ); for all other programs, code a percent symbol, an optional space, an ellipsis and at least one space (% ... ).
Rule definition Break the line after any comma in the argument list; skip to the next line and code a percent symbol, an optional space, an ellipsis, and at least one space (% ... ).
Literal string in a variable assignment statement For mainframe platforms. Code a hyphen anywhere in the string, skip to the next line and code a percent symbol, space, ellipsis, and at least one space (% ... ).

For PC platforms. Break the line anywhere in the string, skip to the next line and code a percent symbol, space, ellipsis, and at least one space (% ... ). Mainframe rules are also acceptable.

All other statements For mainframe platforms. Break the line after a blank space by coding a hyphen; skip to the next line and code a percent symbol, space, ellipsis, and at least one space (% ... ).

For PC platforms. Break the line anywhere in the statement, skip to the next line and code a percent symbol, space, ellipsis, and at least one space (% ... ). Mainframe rules are also acceptable.

Examples

Continue a rule definition
% DEFINE $SAMPLE-RULE( &ARG1, &ARG2, &ARG3, 
% ... &ARG4)
Continue a rule call in a AMB program
$TABLE-MAKER( 3, 4, 'ENTRY', 'ITEM', 
... 'X(4) VALUE SPACES')
Continue a rule call in a non-AMB program
$TABLE-MAKER( 3, 4, 'ENTRY', 'ITEM',
% ... 'X(4) VALUE SPACES')
Continue a literal string variable value
% &VARIABLE = 'THIS WORKS-
% ... FINE'
% &VARIABLE = 'THIS WORKS FI-
% ... NE TOO'
Continue other statements
% REPEAT VARYING &IM-TARG FROM -
% ... 1 TO 20
% IF &APS-IDENT < 8 -
% ... OR &APS-INDENT > 11
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