ASSIGN Statement

Changes system elements whose values can be retrieved using the SYSTEM function.

Syntax

ASSIGN value TO SYSTEM(element)

Syntax Elements

set-value is the value to which the system element is to be set.

element is the number corresponding to the system element to be changed.

Comments

Not all system and data elements that can be read with the SYSTEM function can be changed with the ASSIGN statement. Refer to the description of the SYSTEM statement for a list of elements that can be changed.

Examples

ASSIGN 12 TO SYSTEM(5)

Assigns the value 12 to system element 5, the current page number.

ASSIGN 66 TO SYSTEM(2)

Assigns the value 66 to system element 2, the current page width.

ASSIGN 54 TO SYSTEM(3)

Changes the value of the current page length (system element 3) to 54.

ASSIGN "," TO SYSTEM(38)

Changes the decimal separator to a comma.