SET

How to:

You can change parameters that control output, work areas, and other features in your WebFOCUS Server environment by using the SET command from a WebFOCUS procedure (not a Maintain procedure).

This command is outside the Maintain language, but is described here for your convenience, since many of these settings affect how WebFOCUS Maintain behaves.

However, you can change a limited number of SET parameters from within a Maintain procedure using SYSMGR.FOCSET. For more information, see SYS_MGR.FOCSET.

For a list of SET parameters, see Customizing Your Environment in the Developing Reporting Applications manual.


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Syntax: How to Use SET Parameters

The syntax is

SET parameter = option[, parameter = option,...]

where:

parameter

Is the setting you wish to change.

option

Is one of a number of options available for each parameter.

You can set several parameters in one command by separating each with a comma.

You may include as many parameters as you can fit on one line. Repeat the SET keyword for each new line.

Note: This syntax is valid only in a WebFOCUS procedure.


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Syntax: How to Use SET Parameters in a Request

Many SET commands that change system defaults can be issued from within FOCUS TABLE requests. SET used in this manner is temporary, affecting only the current request.

The syntax is

ON TABLE SET parametervalue [AND parametervalue ...]

where:

parameter

Is the system default you wish to change.

value

Is an acceptable value that will replace the default value.

Note: This syntax is valid only in a WebFOCUS report procedure.


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