Expand Management Programming Manual

NOTATION CONVENTIONS
The following list summarizes the conventions for syntax notation
in this manual.
Notation Meaning
UPPERCASE Uppercase letters represent keywords and reserved
LETTERS words; enter these items exactly as shown.
italics Lowercase italic letters represent variable items
that you supply.
Brackets [] Brackets enclose optional syntax items. A group
of vertically aligned items enclosed in brackets
represents a list of selections from which you can
choose one or none.
Spaces If a space separates two items, that space is
required. If one of the items is a punctuation
symbol, such as a parenthesis or a comma, spaces are
optional.
Punctuation Parentheses, commas, semicolons, and other symbols
not described above must be entered precisely as
shown. Quotation marks around any symbol indicate
that it is not a syntax descriptor but a required
character, and you must enter it as shown.
The following list summarizes the conventions used in the boxed
descriptions of programmatic commands, event messages, and error
lists in this manual.
Notation Meaning
UPPERCASE Uppercase letters represent names from the
LETTERS definition files; enter these names exactly as
shown.
lowercase Lowercase letters represent words that are
letters part of the notation, including DDL keywords.
!r This symbol, placed to the right of a token or field
name, indicates that the token or field is required.
!o This symbol, placed to the right of a token or field
name, indicates that the token or field is optional.
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