Difference between revisions of "DEFAULT()"

Revision as of 16:35, 23 March 2009

Class

Disk and File Utilities

Purpose

Function to return current device and directory

Syntax

DEFAULT([<expN>])

See Also

DIR(), PATH(), SET DEFAULT, SET PATH, SYS()

Description

The DEFAULT() function returns the name of the current directory. The optional <expN> is used to the return the current device specification as well as the directory on OpenVMS. The <expN> must return a 1. The DEFAULT() function always returns a character string without changing the case.

Example

? default()
[USERS.RECITAL]
? default(1)
DIA1:[USERS.RECITAL]

Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer