%QUESTION

ADELIA
(I/B)

Syntax

%QUESTION Code QAVarId

Code

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*EN | *FI | *IN | *FR | *MG | *MI | *PG| *MR | *BK | *TR | *VA | *VW

or

%QUESTION *YN Indicator

or

%QUESTION **

Description

This instruction is used to ask a question during the guided building of a program.

You must specify:

- the question code,
- the guide word for the substitute variable or an indicator.

Possible codes and answers required:

**	ENTER (no answer required).
*EN	Name of a logical entity linked to the current application area.
*FI	Name of a file in the file glossary.
*IN	Adelia instruction.
*FR	Free text.
*MG	Error message.
*MI	Name of a macro-instruction.
*YN	Y or N (always associated with Indicator).
*PG	Guide word for a program in the program glossary.
*MR	Management rule name.
*BK	Guide word for a break.
*TR	Transaction number.
*VA	Guide word for a data environment variable.
*VW	Guide word for a view.

Example

1. %QUESTION *TR TRS_NUMBER

%%Specify the number of the transaction to create.

The answer will be stored in the TRS_NUMBER variable.

2. %QUESTION *YN 01

%%Do you want to create a transaction?
%IF 01

%QUESTION *TR TRS_NUMBER
%%Specify the number of the transaction to create.
%CREATE_TRS $TRS_NUMBER 'Transaction title' $TRS_TEMP_1

%END

3. %TRS $TRS_NUMBER

*GENERATE_TRS $TRS_NUMBER
%QUESTION **
%%Display the transaction layout.

Note: The indicators are reset to N at the beginning of program building.
The question text must not exceed six lines, with a maximum of 75 characters per line preceded by %%.

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