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declare_entity
declare_entity [ text [name [textstring]] | file [name [sysid [pubid]]] | graphic [name [notation [sysid [pubid]]]]]
This alias creates either a text, file, or graphic entity reference, as specified, prompting for input as necessary.
For explanations of the arguments, see declare_text_entity, declare_file_entity, and declare_graphic_entity.
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If a text string, the system identifier, or the public identifier includes spaces or special characters (characters other than letters, digits, and underscores), it needs to be enclosed in quotation marks.
de is a synonym for declare_entity.
Examples
de
de text atext Arbortext
de file copyright "USER-PATH/project1/copyright"
Related Topics
change_entity
create_file_entity
declare_file_entity
declare_graphic_entity
declare_text_entity
delete_entity
insert_entity
insert_graphic_entity
modify_entity
modify_file_entities
modify_graphic_entities
modify_text_entities
rename_entity
undeclare_entity