Field Syntax

You call a field by its name. This field name must correspond to the following rules:

• The name must be enclosed in ampersand characters (' &').

• The name must not contain any blanks. It must not contain the characters '+() since they are used to define formatting options.

• It can be up to 130 characters long. However, for a distinction of the existing fields, the system uses only the first 32 characters.

• There is no difference between uppercase and lowercase letters in field names. The field names &myfield&, &MYfield&, and &MYFIELD& all identify the same field.

• You cannot use the names of system fields for defining your own fields.

Fields that are placeholders for a structure refer to the contained fields by the minus character (' -').