Pathmaker Programming Guide

Designing a Pathmaker Application
Preparing for Pathmaker Application Development
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NonStop SQL DEFINE Names
Application developers should use DEFINE names in the embedded NonStop SQL
code of the service to refer to a table. When the statement is executed, the name of the
physical table is substituted for the DEFINE name.
This is what the form of a DEFINE name looks like:
= identifier
The rules for identifier names are:
Names can contain up to 23 characters.
Names can contain any combination of letters (A-Z, a-z), digits (0-9), and
underscores (_).
Names must start with a letter.
Names cannot contain spaces.
Uppercase and lowercase letters are not distinguished.
Here are some examples of NonStop SQL DEFINE names:
=TABLE2
=Emp_rec
=MANAGER_REC_44_DISTRICT