MultiValue Compatibility

Certain DataBasic program elements can have different functionality, depending on the compatibility mode set using $OPTIONS statement. It also describes functionality that is provided only for compatibility with other MultiValue systems.

Features that Depend on the Compatibility Mode

• Pattern Matching
• Format Strings
• Strings as Logical Expressions
• @ function
• DCOUNT function
• DELETESEQ statement
• IN and INPUT statements
• LOCATE statement
• MOD function
• ON GOSUB and ON GOTO statements
• OPENSEQ statement
• READLIST statement
• REMOVE statement
• SELECT statement
• SUM function
• SYSTEM function
• User exits

Reality Features with Additional Functionality

• Statement Labels
• Substring Extraction
• Item Locks
• EQUATE statement
• FIELD function
• GROUP function
• MATPARSE statement
• READNEXT statement
• READPREV statement

Additional Features

• @DAY, @MONTH and @YEAR predefined symbols (MVENTERPRISE mode only)
• ASSIGNED function
• CLEARINPUT statement (MVENTERPRISE mode only)
• CREATE statement

• EXECUTE statement

• FORMLIST statement (MVENTERPRISE mode only)
• STATUS function
• SWAP function