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X (Cancel)

Summary

The following table summarizes the CANCEL command.

Command

Action

Result

X

Enter the X command in the line number column of any line.

Cancels any COPY, MOVE, BEFORE, or AFTER command currently pending.

Description

You can use the X command to cancel any COPY, MOVE, BEFORE, or AFTER commands which might be pending. The X command has no effect on the INSERT, DELETE, REPEAT, CHANGE, NEXT, PREVIOUS, SPLIT, and SHIFT commands (either previous or subsequent).

Action

Enter the X command in the line number column of any line to cancel any COPY, MOVE, BEFORE, or AFTER commands that are pending.

Example—Invalid Command

The following sample shows the result of entering an invalid block command. The destination was next to the block and would have moved the block to its own location. Therefore, CA Dataquery scrolled the line containing the invalid destination command (B) to the top of the text area. The block command (MOVE or COPY) must be canceled before CA Dataquery permits any further operations.

=> DQ206E - THE DESTINATION YOU SPECIFIED FOR THE BLOCK COMMAND IS INVALID ------------------------------------------------------------------------DQD10 DATAQUERY: EDITOR ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: SAMPLE TYPE: QUERY STATUS: PRIVATE DESCRIPTION: ________________________________________________________ ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+. B WITH SHIP-QTY > 100 03 RELATED BY ITM-ID TO CAI-RCPTS-REC 04 */THIS PART OF THE QUERY 05 CREATES NEW TEMPORARY RESULTS*/ 06 SET NET-COST (8.2) = CAI-SLSHST-REC SHIP-QTY * UNIT-PRICE 07 SET DISCOUNT (5.2) = NET-COST * DISC-PCT 08 SET DISCOUNT-COST (8.2) = NET-COST - DISCOUNT 09 SORT CAI-RCPTS-REC BY (ITM-ID) 10 CAI-SLSHST-REC BY (ITM-ID) 11 CAI-SLSHST-REC BY (ITM-ID) 12 CAI-SLSHST-REC BY (ITM-ID) 13 PRINT FROM CAI-RCPTS-REC ITM-ID 'ORD-ID' ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- <PF1> HELP <PF2> RETURN <PF3> EXECUTE <PF4> SAVE <PF5> DIALOG DEF <PF6> DELETE <PF7> BACKWARD <PF8> FORWARD <PF9> UPDATE <PF10> VALIDATE <PF11> RIGHT/LEFT <PF12> CREATE MODE

Example—Cancel a Command

=> DQ206E - THE DESTINATION YOU SPECIFIED FOR THE BLOCK COMMAND IS INVALID ------------------------------------------------------------------------DQD10 DATAQUERY: EDITOR ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: SAMPLE TYPE: QUERY STATUS: PRIVATE DESCRIPTION: SCROLL A LINE TO THE TOP OF DISPLAY ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+. X WITH SHIP-QTY > 100 03 RELATED BY ITM-ID TO CAI-RCPTS-REC 04 */THIS PART OF THE QUERY 05 CREATES NEW TEMPORARY RESULTS*/ 06 SET NET-COST (8.2) = CAI-SLSHST-REC SHIP-QTY * UNIT-PRICE 07 SET DISCOUNT (5.2) = NET-COST * DISC-PCT 08 SET DISCOUNT-COST (8.2) = NET-COST - DISCOUNT 09 SORT CAI-RCPTS-REC BY (ITM-ID) 10 CAI-SLSHST-REC BY (ITM-ID) 11 CAI-SLSHST-REC BY (ITM-ID) 12 CAI-SLSHST-REC BY (ITM-ID) 13 PRINT FROM CAI-RCPTS-REC ITM-ID 'ORD-ID' ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- <PF1> HELP <PF2> RETURN <PF3> EXECUTE <PF4> SAVE <PF5> DIALOG DEF <PF6> DELETE <PF7> BACKWARD <PF8> FORWARD <PF9> UPDATE <PF10> VALIDATE <PF11> RIGHT/LEFT <PF12> CREATE MODE

Result

=> ------------------------------------------------------------------------DQD10 DATAQUERY: EDITOR ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: SAMPLE TYPE: QUERY STATUS: PRIVATE DESCRIPTION: SCROLL A LINE TO THE TOP OF DISPLAY ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+. 02 WITH SHIP-QTY > 100 03 RELATED BY ITM-ID TO CAI-RCPTS-REC 04 */THIS PART OF THE QUERY 05 CREATES NEW TEMPORARY RESULTS*/ 06 SET NET-COST (8.2) = CAI-SLSHST-REC SHIP-QTY * UNIT-PRICE 07 SET DISCOUNT (5.2) = NET-COST * DISC-PCT 08 SET DISCOUNT-COST (8.2) = NET-COST - DISCOUNT 09 SORT CAI-RCPTS-REC BY (ITM-ID) 10 CAI-SLSHST-REC BY (ITM-ID) 11 CAI-SLSHST-REC BY (ITM-ID) 12 CAI-SLSHST-REC BY (ITM-ID) 13 PRINT FROM CAI-RCPTS-REC ITM-ID 'ORD-ID' ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- <PF1> HELP <PF2> RETURN <PF3> EXECUTE <PF4> SAVE <PF5> DIALOG DEF <PF6> DELETE <PF7> BACKWARD <PF8> FORWARD <PF9> UPDATE <PF10> VALIDATE <PF11> RIGHT/LEFT <PF12> CREATE MODE