Parameter Types
Instruction parameters allow different types of inputs. These types are listed below and specifically identified in the description of the parameter in the following sections or in CRBasic help.
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Constant
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Variable
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Variable or Array
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Constant, Variable, or Expression
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Constant, Variable, Array, or Expression
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Name
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Name or list of Names
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Variable, or Expression
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Variable, Array, or Expression
The following table lists the maximum length and allowed characters for the names for Variables, Arrays, Constants, etc.
| Rules for Names | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name for | Maximum Length (number of characters) | Allowed characters |
| Variable or Array | 39 | Letters A-Z, upper or lower case, underscore “_”, and numbers 0-12. The name must start with a letter. CRBasic is not case sensitive. |
| Constant | 39 | |
| Alias | 39 | |
| Data Table Name | 20 | |
| Field name | 39 | |