Where arithmetic expressions can be used
You can use an arithmetic expression almost anywhere that you can
use an arithmetic value. Examples:
- As a parameter for a screen. For example,
- To specify a recognition limit for a screen.
- To specify a pause time for a screen.
- As a parameter for a descriptor. For example,
- To specify a row or column in cursor descriptor.
- To specify the number of fields in a numeric field count descriptor.
- To specify a row, column, or attribute value in an attribute descriptor.
- As a term in a conditional descriptor.
- As a parameter in an action. For example,
- To specify a row or column in a mouse click action.
- To specify a row or column in a box selection action.
- As the number of milliseconds in a pause action.
- To specify a value in a variable update action.
- As a term in a conditional action.
- As an initial value for a variable.