HP 3000 Manuals

HP DeskManager Customization

&FORWARD 

Syntax 

&FORWARD {label   } [condition]
         {numlines}
where:

label                 unquoted string
numlines              numeric value in the range 1 to 32767
condition             boolean number

Description 

&FORWARD specifies a forward jump in a script.  Either a label or the
number of lines to jump, (numlines), must be specified.  Optionally,
&FORWARD may be controlled by a conditional parameter.  If no condition 
is given, this causes a jump forward in the script file by the specified
number of lines, or to the next matching label.  If a condition is given,
the jump only occurs if the condition is true (1).  If the command would
cause a jump past the end of the script file, the script is terminated.

See also:  &BACK, &GOTO.

Example 

     &FORWARD whattype <REF <VAR item>>

This causes a jump forward to the next whattype label if the variable
item references a valid HP Desk item.

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