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Rebuild Autorbld.htm This utility rebuilds Auto-expanding Sort and Direct files.
This utility allows you to build a file list using *BPSD, then will rebuild all files in that list.
Change DT Btpdate6.htm Changes Date Type 6 to a Number
Change DT Btpdate7.htm Change from Date Type 7 to a Number
Line Offset Btpline.htm Line Offset Example
Clear/Rephase Clrept.htm This program will clear out R2 and R3 records in Report-IV forcing it to rephase all reports when they are run
Read IDDBD/Print Csbmenu.htm This Utility will read thru IDDBD for a specific menu and print out all the selection that run a Report
Modem Csbmodem.htm Example of how to get information from a modem
CONNECT SCREEN Csboo1zx.htm Example of how use CONNECT SCREEN from Basic
CONNECT SCREEN Csboo2ax.htm Example of how use CONNECT SCREEN from Basic. This example uses the sample data that is sent out with IDOL-IV. This sample library is UT.
CONNECT VIEW Csboo3ax.htm Example of using CONNECT VIEW from a Basic program. This example uses the sample data that is sent out with IDOL-IV. This sample data is in library UT.
CONNECT REPORT Csboorx.htm Example of how use CONNECT REPORT from Basic. This example uses the sample data from the UT library.
8TXTFCsbtextf.htm This program is and example of how to print a text field from a file from 3GL code using the API 8TEXTF.
Example of calling 8TEXTF directly.
CONNECT VIEW Cspconct.htm These are examples of how to use VIEW$[7] and VIEW$[16] to do CONNECT VIEW commands.
Pre-process Csppost1.htm This example shows how you can update data in a Pre-Process of a Field and have that data redisplayed in a View. This example uses the UT library, which comes with IDOL-IV.
Printer Table Cspprntt.htm Remove a Printer Table from IDDBD
Print Csprptf.htm How to print a report to a file in a directory other than disk 0.
TAPVITLD Cspvitls.htm This example shows how to run TAPVITLD from a cron job.
UNIX File Mode Cspxfd.htm This example shows how to get a UNIX File's Mode using XFD
OO5 Cstxtapi.htm This example if for 8.4.1 and above. OO5 does not exist under earlier versions.
Script to Report FormatInc.htm This example shows how to send data from a Script to a Report using FORMAT INCLUDE.
Program to ASCII Ghost.htm This example shows how to turn a program into an INDEXED file (or LIST it out to a TEXT or ASCII file) from within a program using a Ghost Task.
Display image & text Gwwimage.htm This example uses GWW IMAGE to display an Image and Text
Format Key Length Kylth.htm This example shows how to get the key length of a format.
# Records in MSORT Msortuse.htm This example shows how to get the number of records used in an MSORT file.
Copy Windows Config Opclrwin.htm This example shows how to copy the Windows Configurations from one Operator Code to another.
Text Conversion Text.htm Text Conversion Examples
This has examples of:
  1. Reading and Writing to a Format Text field.
  2. Reading from a Source-IV Document
  3. Reading from an IDOL-IV Help Document