ENFORM Reference Manual

Pressing the Terminal Break Key
Running ENFORM
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The current activity determines the action taken as follows:
Pressing the terminal BREAK key when ENFORM is processing a query,
producing a report, or producing output from the ?SHOW command, returns the
terminal to the ENFORM prompt (>). Query execution and any output (the report
or the output produced by the ?SHOW command) terminates. If you press the
BREAK key while ENFORM is performing a sort operation, ENFORM does not
respond to the BREAK key until the sort operation finishes.
Pressing the terminal BREAK key when commands or statements are being
entered (either directly or indirectly), returns the terminal to the Command
Interpreter prompt (:).
Pressing the terminal BREAK key when you have entered the EDIT process from
the ENFORM prompt has the same effect as when the EDIT process is entered
from the Command Interpreter prompt with one exception: pressing the terminal
BREAK key at the EDIT prompt (*) has no effect.
If the @BREAK-KEY option variable (described in Section 5) is set to OFF, pressing the
BREAK key returns the terminal to the Command Interpreter prompt. It neither
terminates output nor query execution. In this case, ENFORM continues to run and
any output directed to the terminal is temporarily interrupted. The PAUSE command
of the Command Interpreter can be issued to resume output.