assign default to cmd-parameter
command: DEFAULT <par-no> <value> [<prompt1>[ <prompt2>[ ...<promptN>]]]
Assigns default value <value> to current command parameter number <par-no>, if it has been left empty in the procedure call. If no parameters are passed at all, then all parameters are prompted from the local input level (see PROC_CALL?). If the input level is the interactive level 0 then the concatenated (with blank separators) text strings <prompt1>, <prompt2>, ..., <promptN> are used as a prompt string. The default value is displayed after the prompt string if it is not empty. The user can accept the default hitting the Return key or enter a different value.
parameters
- <par> parameter type: type
explaination
- <par-no> parameter type: integer
Number of parameter to be processed.
- <value> parameter type: same type as parameter
Value passed to parameter if left empty in procedure call or default value when it's prompted.
- <prompt1>, <prompt2>, ..., <promptN> parameter type: string
Output text when parameter input is prompted.
qualifiers
- /parent
The input is read from the parent command level, no regard is payed to the local input level (see PROC_CALL?) passed.
- /interactive
The input is read from the main input level (see PROC_CALL?), no regard is payed to the local input level.
example
- default 1 1 first file
- if no parameters are passed to the command procedure it prompts the first parameter by "FIRST FILE [default: 1]: ".
- default 4 $dsptrcs last trace
- if no parameters are passed the 4-th parameter is prompted by "LAST TRACE [default: 3]: ", if there are currently 3 traces on display
- default 1 ;; q-file
- if no parameters are passed the first parameter is prompted by "Q-FILE : "
