WRITE Statements

When in UNIVERSE mode (set with the $OPTIONS statement), the write (WRITE, WRITEU, WRITEV, WRITEVU, MATWRITE and MATWRITEU) statements will accept the following syntax variants.

Syntax

WRITE char-string [ON || TO] {file-var,}item-id {SETTING setting-var} {ON ERROR statement(s)} {LOCKED statement(s)}

WRITE char-string [ON || TO] {file-var,}item-id {SETTING setting-var} {LOCKED statement(s)} [THEN statement(s) | ELSE statement(s)]}

Note: When using WRITEV and WRITEVU, you must also specify an attribute number.

You cannot use both ON ERROR and THEN/ELSE.
The ELSE clause has the same function as ON ERROR.
The LOCKED clause is supported only to simplify migration to Reality. The associated statements will never be executed.