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-====== CONSTANTS & VARIABLES ======
-PPL allows user defined constants in the following formats:
-====$#.##====
-A MONEY constant (dollar sign followed by optional dollars followed by decimal point followed by cents; # = 0-9)
-====#h====
-An INTEGER hexadecimal constant (# = 0-9 & A-F)
-====#d====
-An INTEGER decimal constant (# = 0-9)
-====#o====
-An INTEGER octal constant (# = 0-7)
-====#b====
-An INTEGER binary constant (# = 0-1)
-====#====
-An INTEGER constant (# = 0-9)
-===="X"====
-A STRING constant (X = any displayable text)
-====@X##====
-An INTEGER @X constant (# = 0-9 & A-F)
-## Predefined Constants
-PPL predefines the following constants:
-====AUTO = 2000h====
-Parameter passed to INPUTSTR and PROMPTSTR statements (automatically press enter after 10 seconds of no user input)
-====BELL = 800h====
-Parameter passed to DISPTEXT statement (sound a bell when prompt displayed)
-====CRC_FILE - CRC_STR====
-These constants were added to avoid confusion when telling the function CRC32 what it is taking the CRC of. CRC_FILE tells CRC32 to calculate the CRC of the file contained within the string argument. CRC_STR tells CRC32 to calculate the CRC of the string argument itself. CRC_FILE has a value of 1 (TRUE) CRC_STR has a value of 0 (FALSE)
-====CUR_USER = 0====
-Parameter passed to CURUSER()
-====DEFS = 0====
-Parameter passed to various statements for default values
-====ECHODOTS = 1h====
-Parameter passed to INPUTSTR and PROMPTSTR statements (echo dots instead of user input)
-====ERASELINE = 20h====
-Parameter passed to INPUTSTR and PROMPTSTR statements (erase the current line when user presses enter)
-====FALSE = 0====
-BOOLEAN FALSE value
-====FCL = 2====
-Value passed to STARTDISP to force line counting display
-====FIELDLEN = 2h====
-Parameter passed to INPUTSTR and PROMPTSTR statements (displays parenthesis to show input field width if ANSI enabled)
-====FNS = 1====
-Value passed to STARTDISP to force non-stop display
-====F_EXP = 2h====
-Expired subscription access allowed flag for CONFFLAG and CONFUNFLAG
-====F_MW = 10h====
-Mail waiting flag for CONFFLAG and CONFUNFLAG
-====F_REG = 1h====
-Registered access allowed flag for CONFFLAG and CONFUNFLAG
-====F_SEL = 4h====
-Conference selected flag for CONFFLAG and CONFUNFLAG
-====F_SYS = 8h====
-Conference SysOp access flag for CONFFLAG and CONFUNFLAG
-====GRAPH = 1h====
-Parameter passed to DISPFILE statement to search for graphics specific files
-====GUIDE = 4h====
-Parameter passed to INPUTSTR and PROMPTSTR statements (displays parenthesis above current line if FIELDLEN used and ANSI not enabled
-====HIGHASCII = 1000h====
-Parameter passed to INPUTSTR and PROMPTSTR statements (allow high ascii characters, regardless of current valid character set, if disable high ascii filter set to yes)
-====LANG = 4h====
-Parameter passed to DISPFILE statement to search for language specific files
-====LFAFTER = 100h====
-Parameter passed to INPUTSTR, PROMPTSTR and DISPTEXT statements (send an extra line feed after user presses enter)
-====LFBEFORE = 80h====
-Parameter passed to INPUTSTR, PROMPTSTR and DISPTEXT statements (send an extra line feed before prompt display)
-====LOGIT = 8000h====
-Parameter passed to DISPTEXT statement (log text to callers log)
-====LOGITLEFT = 10000h====
-Parameter passed to DISPTEXT statement (log text to callers log, forcing left justification)
-====NC = 0====
-Value passed to STARTDISP to not change display mode
-====NEWLINE = 40h====
-Parameter passed to INPUTSTR, PROMPTSTR and DISPTEXT statements (send a line feed after user presses enter)
-====NOCLEAR = 400h====
-Parameter passed to INPUTSTR and PROMPTSTR statements (don't clear field at first keypress regardless of ANSI)
-====NO_USER = -1====
-Parameter passed to CURUSER()
-====O_RD = 0====
-Parameter passed to FCREATE/FOPEN/FAPPEND to open a file in read only mode
-====O_RW = 2====
-Parameter passed to FCREATE/FOPEN/FAPPEND to open a file in read and write mode
-====O_WR = 1====
-Parameter passed to FCREATE/FOPEN/FAPPEND to open a file in write only mode
-====SEC = 2h====
-Parameter passed to DISPFILE statement to search for security specific files
-====STACKED = 10h====
-Parameter passed to INPUTSTR and PROMPTSTR statements (allow semi-colons and spaces in addition to valid character set passed)
-====S_DB = 3h====
-Parameter passed to FCREATE/FOPEN/FAPPEND to deny read and write (both) access from other processes
-====S_DN = 0h====
-Parameter passed to FCREATE/FOPEN/FAPPEND to allow read and write (deny none) access from other processes
-====S_DR = 1h====
-Parameter passed to FCREATE/FOPEN/FAPPEND to deny read access from other processes
-====S_DW = 2h====
-Parameter passed to FCREATE/FOPEN/FAPPEND to deny write access from other processes
-====TRUE = 1====
-BOOLEAN TRUE value
-====UPCASE = 8h====
-Parameter passed to INPUTSTR and PROMPTSTR statements (force user input to upper case)
-====WORDWRAP = 200h====
-Parameter passed to INPUTSTR and PROMPTSTR statements (if user hits end of line, save the text at the end of the line for future use)
-====YESNO = 4000h====
-Parameter passed to INPUTSTR and PROMPTSTR statements (Only allow international yes/no responses)
-====NO_USER = -1====
-Return by GetUser - variables are currently undefined
-====CUR_USER = 0====
-Return by GetUser - User variables are for the current user
-## Predefined variables
-PPL predefines the following variables for user record access:
-====BOOLEAN U_CLS====
-Clear screen between messages status
-====BOOLEAN U_DEF79====
-column message editor default
-====BOOLEAN U_EXPERT====
-Users current expert status
-====BOOLEAN U_FSE====
-Users full screen editor default
-====BOOLEAN U_FSEP====
-Prompt for full screen editor status
-====BOOLEAN U_LONGHDR====
-line vs 4 line message header status
-====BOOLEAN U_SCROLL====
-Scroll multi-screen message status
-====DATE U_EXPDATE====
-The users subscription expiration date
-====DATE U_PWDEXP====
-The date that the users password expires and must be changed
-====INTEGER U_EXPSEC====
-The users expired security level
-====INTEGER U_PAGELEN====
-The users page length
-====INTEGER U_SEC====
-The users security level
-====STK_LIMIT====
-This constant was added so the PPL programmer could determine how close they are getting to the stack limit when using recursion.
-====STRING U_ADDR(5)====
-The users address information (if the SysOp has enabled address recording)
-= First street line
-= Second street line
-= City
-= State
-= Zip
-= Country
-====STRING U_ALIAS====
-The users alias (if the SysOp has enabled alias use)
-====STRING U_BDPHONE====
-The users business/data phone number
-====STRING U_CITY====
-The users city/state information
-====STRING U_CMNT1====
-The users comment field
-====STRING U_CMNT2====
-The SysOps comment field
-====STRING U_HVPHONE====
-The users home/voice phone number
-====STRING U_NOTES(4)====
-Notes about the user (if the SysOp has enabled the note capability)
-Subscripts 0-4 hold lines 1-5
-====STRING U_PWD====
-The users password
-====STRING U_TRANS====
-The users default transfer protocol
-====STRING U_VER====
-The users verification string (if the SysOp has enabled user verification)
-**See also:** Predefined Constants
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-**Tags:** {{tag>ppl constant variable}}