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$CACALL Functions

$CACALL gives you access to the following functions:

• BUILD CRITERIA

  Builds and returns the specified criteria.

• BUILD FKA

  Builds the specified function key area.

• BUILD IDTEXT

  Builds lines of text containing details of the specified user ID together with the current date and time.

• BUILD MESSAGE

  Builds a message from the specified parameters.

• DISPLAY DATA

  Displays text in browse mode.

• DISPLAY HELP

  Displays the help text applicable to the user's current context.

• DISPLAY LIST

  Builds and displays a list from the specified list definition.

• DISPLAY MENU

  Builds and displays a menu from the specified menu definition.

• DISPLAY MESSAGE

  Displays the specified message.

• EDIT DATA

  Displays text in edit mode and returns the edited text to the caller.

• EXECUTE COMMAND

  Executes the specified command.

• GET TENTRY

  Retrieves one or all entries from a table.

• LOAD COMMAND

  Loads the command table.

• LOAD TABLE

  Loads the specified table.

• LOAD PDOMAIN

  Loads the specified panel domain.

• NAVIGATE PDOMAIN

  Determines the next panel to be displayed.

• VALIDATE DATA

  Validates data according to the specified parameters.