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&ECHO 

Syntax 

&ECHO {condition}

where:

condition             boolean number

Description 

This is a useful debugging tool, as you can trace the steps of a script
as it runs.  &ECHO enables or disables the echoing of each command line
in a script as it is executed.  The condition will be 0 to disable
echoing and 1 to enable echoing, but by default it is 0.

Example 

     &ECHO 1
     &FORWARD badarea <NOT <EQUAL <AREA> 1>>
     &EXIT
     $badarea
     &PRINT Command only allowed in the In Tray
     &EXIT

If you are not in the In Tray when this script is processed, you will see
on your screen:

     &FORWARD badarea 1
     &PRINT Command only allowed in the In Tray
     Command only allowed in the In Tray
     &EXIT

You can trace the path of the script.  The result of the &FORWARD command
was 1 (true) so you were not in the In Tray.  The script would then
process the &PRINT command in $badarea and exit.

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