2D Access Keywords
Keywords are reserved words within 2D Access used to access relevant technical information from the help file.
Each keyword in the list is followed by an abbreviation indicating which type of keyword it is. (Enter help list_keywords to display the list.)
There are four types of keywords:
• COMMANDS and FUNCTIONS (Cmd) or (Fnc): Command and function keywords such as DOT_GRID and REDRAW will start their corresponding action routine when typed by the user.
Keep in mind that functions can interrupt a command (or another function) without terminating it. Once a function has been executed, control is automatically returned to the previously unfinished command in which you were working.
• QUALIFIERS (Qua): Qualifiers such as DEL_OLD and THREE_POINTS do not have an action routine of their own. They are used by other commands and functions to select one of the many options available to that command or function.
• PSEUDO COMMANDS (Psc): Pseudo commands such as IF and END_LOOP are only used internally. They control the execution of macros.
• ARITHMETIC FUNCTIONS (Afn): Arithmetic functions such as SIN and SQRT are used within expressions. Their associated C function has to pick up the necessary parameters and calculate the function result.
The following keywords are available:
ABS (Afn) ARCCOS (Afn)
ABSOLUTE (Qua) ARCHIVE (Cmd)
ADD (Qua) ARCS (Qua)
ADD_ATTRIBUTE (Cmd) ARCSIN (Afn)
AFFINE (Qua) ARCTAN (Afn)
ALL (Qua) ARC_RESOLUTION (Fnc)
ALLBASE (Qua) AREA (Qua)
AND (Afn) AREAS (Qua)
ANG (Afn) AREA_PROPERTY (Cmd)
ANG_BISECT (Qua) ARITHM_FUNCTION (Qua)
APPEND (Qua) ARROW_TYPE (Qua)
AS (Qua) CONNECT (Cmd)
AS_DISPLAYED (Qua) CONNECT_TABLE (Fnc)
ATTRIBUTE (Qua) CONTINUE (Qua)
ATTRIBUTES (Qua) CONTROLZ_IS_EOF (Fnc)
AUTO (Qua) CONVERT_TO_HP_SYMBOLS (Fnc)
AUTO_NEW_SCREEN (Fnc) COPY (Qua)
BACKGROUND_COLOR (Qua) COPY_FILE (Fnc)
BACKUP (Cmd) COS (Afn)
BALLOON (Qua) CREATE_DIRECTORY (Fnc)
BEEP (Fnc) CREATE_ELEMENT (Cmd)
BISECT (Qua) CREATE_LTAB (Fnc)
BITMAP_TO_FILE (Fnc) CREATE_STORAGE_AREA (Cmd)
BLACK (Fnc) CREATE_VIEWPORT (Fnc)
BLUE (Fnc) CS_AXIS (Fnc)
BORDER_COLOR (Qua) CS_MIRROR (Fnc)
BOX (Qua) CS_REF_PT (Fnc)
BREAK (Qua) CS_ROTATE (Fnc)
CANCEL (Cmd) CS_SET (Fnc)
CATALOG (Fnc) CURRENT (Qua)
CATALOG_LAYOUT (Cmd) CURRENT_DIM_TEXTS (Fnc)
CATCH (Fnc) CURRENT_DIRECTORY (Fnc)
CENTER (Qua) CURRENT_FONT (Fnc)
CENTER_DASH_DASH (Fnc) CURRENT_MENU (Fnc)
CEN_BEG_END (Qua) CURRENT_TMENU (Fnc)
CEN_RAD_ANG (Qua) CURRENT_VIEWPORT (Fnc)
CHANGE_TABLE_SIZE (Fnc) CURRENT_WINDOW (Qua)
CHANGE_VIEWPORT_COLOR (Fnc) CURSOR (Fnc)
CHANGE_VIEWPORT_SIZE (Fnc) CURSOR_COLOR (Qua)
CHAR_LAYOUT (Cmd) CYAN (Fnc)
CHECKIN (Cmd) C_CIRCLES (Qua)
CHECKOUT (Cmd) C_COLOR (Fnc)
CHECK_ERROR (Afn) C_GEO (Qua)
CHECK_WINDOW (Fnc) C_LINES (Qua)
CHILD (Qua) C_LINETYPE (Fnc)
CHR (Afn) DASHED (Fnc)
CIRCLES (Qua) DASH_CENTER (Fnc)
CLASS (Qua) DATE (Afn)
CLASSES (Qua) DB_LOAD (Cmd)
CLEAR (Qua) DB_SET_DEFAULT (Cmd)
CLOSE_FILE (Fnc) DEFAULT (Qua)
CM (Qua) DEFAULT_TABLE (Qua)
COLOR (Fnc) DEFINE (Fnc)
COLOR_LTAB (Fnc) DEFINE_CATALOG (Fnc)
COLUMN (Qua) DEFINE_CLASS (Cmd)
COLUMN_LAYOUT (Qua) DEFINE_FONT (Fnc)
COMMAND (Qua) DEFINE_KEY (Fnc)
CONFIGURE_EDITOR (Fnc) DEFINE_RELATION (Cmd)
CONFIRM (Qua) DEG (Qua)
DELETE (Cmd) END_PART (Cmd)
DELETE_CLASS (Cmd) END_WHILE (Psc)
DELETE_LTAB (Fnc) ENTER (Fnc)
DELETE_LTAB_ROW (Fnc) ERROR_LOG (Fnc)
DELETE_MACRO (Fnc) ERROR_STR (Afn)
DELETE_MENU (Fnc) EXIT (Cmd)
DELETE_TABLE (Cmd) EXIT_IF (Psc)
DELETE_TMENU (Fnc) EXOR (Afn)
DELETE_VIEWPORT (Fnc) EXP (Afn)
DEL_OLD (Qua) FACES (Qua)
DEL_VERSIONS (Qua) FALSE (Afn)
DENSITY (Qua) FEEDBACK_INDICATOR (Fnc)
DETAIL_INFO (Qua) FEET (Qua)
DIAMETER (Qua) FILE (Qua)
DIMENSIONS (Qua) FILES (Qua)
DISCONNECT (Cmd) FILES_TO_ELEMENTS (Qua)
DISPLAY (Fnc) FILLETS (Qua)
DISPLAY_LIST (Fnc) FIRST (Qua)
DISPLAY_NO_WAIT (Fnc) FIT (Qua)
DIST_ANG (Qua) FOLLOW (Fnc)
DIST_DIST (Qua) FONT (Qua)
DIV (Afn) FORCE (Qua)
DMS_VERSION (Fnc) FORMAT (Qua)
DOTTED (Fnc) FRACT (Afn)
DOT_CENTER (Fnc) VIEW_WIDTH (Qua)
DOT_GRID (Fnc) FUNCTION (Qua)
DOT_TYPE (Qua) GEO (Qua)
DOWN (Qua) GET_ELEM_INFO (Fnc)
DRAWING_SCALE (Cmd) GET_PROPERTIES (Fnc)
DUMP (Qua) GLOBAL (Qua)
DUMP_SCREEN (Fnc) GRAPHIC (Qua)
DUMP_SCREEN_DEFAULTS (Fnc) GRD (Qua)
DYNAMIC (Qua) GREEN (Fnc)
ECHO (Fnc) GRID (Qua)
EDIT_ENVIRONMENT (Fnc) GRID_FACTOR (Fnc)
EDIT_FILE (Fnc) GROUP (Qua)
EDIT_MACRO (Fnc) HATCHING (Qua)
EDIT_PART (Cmd) HEIGHT (Qua)
EDIT_PORT (Fnc) HELP (Fnc)
ELEM (Qua) HELP_PORT (Fnc)
ELEMENTS (Qua) HIGHLIGHT_LTAB (Fnc)
ELEMENTS_TO_FILES (Qua) HL_GENERATE_HIDDEN (Cmd)
ELSE (Psc) HL_INQ_FACE_COLOR (Fnc)
ELSE_IF (Psc) HL_INQ_Z_VALUE (Fnc)
END (Cmd) HL_REDRAW_MODE (Fnc)
END_DEFINE (Psc) HL_SET_COLOR (Fnc)
END_IF (Psc) HL_SET_LINETYPE (Fnc)
END_LOOP (Psc) HL_VISUALIZE (Fnc)
HORIZONTAL (Qua) LIST_MACRO_NAMES (Fnc)
HPGL (Qua) LIST_MENUS (Fnc)
HPGL2 (Qua) LITERAL (Qua)
HP_SQL (Qua) LN (Afn)
HSL_COLOR (Fnc) LOAD (Cmd)
IF (Psc) LOAD_FONT (Cmd)
ILLEGAL (Qua) LOAD_MACRO (Fnc)
IMAGE_FIT (Qua) LOAD_MODULE (Cmd)
INCHES (Qua) LOCAL (Psc)
INDEX (Qua) LONG_DASHED (Fnc)
INFOS (Qua) LOOP (Psc)
INPUT (Fnc) LOWER (Qua)
INQ (Afn) LTAB_COLUMNS (Afn)
INQ_DB (Fnc) LTAB_ROWS (Afn)
INQ_ELEM (Fnc) LTAB_TITLES (Afn)
INQ_ENV (Fnc) LWC (Afn)
INQ_SELECTED_ELEM (Fnc) MACRO (Qua)
INSERT_LTAB_ROW (Fnc) MACRO_STAT (Fnc)
INT (Afn) MAGENTA (Fnc)
INTERSECTION (Qua) MAKE_QUERY_PAGE (Cmd)
KEEP (Qua) MARK (Qua)
KEEP_POINTS (Qua) MATCH (Afn)
KEYWORD_STAT (Fnc) MAXIMUM (Qua)
KM (Qua) MAX_FEEDBACK (Fnc)
KNOB_BOX (Qua) MAX_RADIUS (Qua)
KNOB_BOX_FACTOR (Fnc) MEASURE_ANGLE (Fnc)
LARGE (Qua) MEASURE_AREA (Fnc)
LAST (Qua) MEASURE_COORDINATE (Fnc)
LAST_FEEDBACK (Qua) MEASURE_DISTANCE (Fnc)
LAST_PROMPT (Qua) MEASURE_LENGTH (Fnc)
LAST_QUERY_RESULTS (Fnc) MEASURE_RADIUS (Fnc)
LAST_WINDOW (Fnc) MEMORY_STAT (Fnc)
LAST_WINDOWS (Qua) MENU (Fnc)
LEADER_ARROW (Fnc) MENU_BUFFER (Fnc)
LEADER_LINE (Cmd) MENU_LAYOUT (Fnc)
LEADER_LINES (Qua) METERS (Qua)
LEFT (Qua) MI (Qua)
LEN (Afn) MILES (Qua)
LET (Fnc) MILS (Qua)
LG (Afn) MINIMUM (Qua)
LINEPATTERN (Fnc) MIN_LENGTH (Qua)
LINES (Qua) MIN_RADIUS (Qua)
LINETYPE (Fnc) MIRR (Afn)
LINE_GRID (Fnc) MIRROR (Qua)
LINKS (Qua) MIX (Qua)
LIST_FONTS (Fnc) MM (Qua)
LIST_GLOBAL_INFO (Fnc) MOD (Afn)
LIST_KEYWORDS (Fnc) MODIFY_RELATIONSHIP (Cmd)
MODIFY_USER (Cmd) PICK_VP_PNT (Fnc)
MOVE (Qua) PLOT (Cmd)
MOVE_ELEMENT (Cmd) PLOTTER_TYPE (Fnc)
MOVE_TABLE (Fnc) PLOT_CENTER (Fnc)
MULTIPLE (Qua) PLOT_DESTINATION (Fnc)
NETUNAM (Fnc) PLOT_FORMAT (Fnc)
NEW (Qua) PLOT_LINETYPE_LENGTH (Fnc)
NEW_SCREEN (Fnc) PLOT_PEN_TABLE (Fnc)
NEXT (Qua) PLOT_SCALE (Fnc)
NONE (Qua) PLOT_TRANSFORMATION (Fnc)
NORMAL (Qua) PLOT_VIEWPORT (Fnc)
NOT (Afn) PNT (Qua)
NO_DELAY (Qua) PNT3 (Qua)
NO_VIEWPORT_RANGE (Qua) PNT_MM (Qua)
NULL (Qua) PNT_PIXEL (Qua)
NUM (Afn) PNT_RA (Afn)
NUMBER (Qua) PNT_XY (Afn)
OF (Qua) PNT_XYZ (Afn)
OFF (Qua) POINTS (Qua)
OLD_SQL_QUERY (Fnc) POLYGON (Qua)
ON (Qua) POP_DOWN_LTAB (Fnc)
ON_ERROR (Fnc) POP_UP_LTAB (Fnc)
OPEN_INFILE (Fnc) PORT (Qua)
OPEN_OUTFILE (Fnc) POS (Afn)
OR (Afn) PREVIOUS (Qua)
ORACLE (Qua) PRINT_TABLE (Fnc)
ORIGIN (Fnc) PROMPT (Qua)
OUTPUT_HP15 (Fnc) PROMPT_LINE (Qua)
OUTPUT_HP16 (Fnc) PROMPT_LIST (Fnc)
OWNER (Qua) PSEUDO_COMMAND (Qua)
PAN (Qua) PT_ANG (Qua)
PAN_SEL (Qua) PT_ANG_DIST (Qua)
PARALLEL (Qua) PURGE_FILE (Fnc)
PARAMETER (Psc) QUALIFIER (Qua)
PARENT (Qua) QUERY (Fnc)
PART (Qua) QUERY_ADD_CLASS (Fnc)
PARTS (Qua) QUERY_ADD_COLUMN (Fnc)
PARTS_LIST (Fnc) QUERY_ADD_SELECT (Fnc)
PART_BOX (Qua) QUERY_ADD_SORT (Fnc)
PASSWORD (Fnc) QUERY_AREAS (Fnc)
PERF_MON_OFF (Fnc) QUERY_CLASSES (Fnc)
PERF_MON_ON (Fnc) QUERY_COPY (Fnc)
PERMANENT (Qua) QUERY_CREATE (Fnc)
PERMISSIONS (Qua) QUERY_CREATE_CLASSIFICATION (Fnc)
PERPENDICULAR (Qua) QUERY_DELETE (Cmd)
PER_RAD_ANG (Qua) QUERY_DELETE_CLASS (Fnc)
PHANTOM (Fnc) QUERY_DELETE_COLUMN (Fnc)
PI (Afn) QUERY_DELETE_SELECT (Fnc)
QUERY_DELETE_SORT (Fnc) REPEAT (Psc)
QUERY_DESTINATION (Fnc) RESERVE (Qua)
QUERY_DIRECTION (Fnc) RESET (Qua)
QUERY_EXECUTE (Fnc) RESTORE (Cmd)
QUERY_FILES (Fnc) RETAIN_RASTER (Fnc)
QUERY_FILE_NAME (Fnc) RETAIN_RELATIONSHIP (Cmd)
QUERY_LEVELS (Fnc) REVERSE (Qua)
QUERY_LIST (Fnc) REVERSE_SORT (Qua)
QUERY_MODIFY_CLASS (Fnc) REVISION (Qua)
QUERY_MODIFY_COLUMN (Fnc) REVISIONING (Qua)
QUERY_MODIFY_SELECT (Fnc) RGB_COLOR (Fnc)
QUERY_MODIFY_SORT (Fnc) RIGHT (Qua)
QUERY_REFRESH (Fnc) RND (Afn)
QUERY_RENAME (Fnc) ROT (Afn)
QUERY_SAVE (Fnc) ROTATE (Qua)
QUERY_SELECT_TABLE_NAME (Fnc) ROUND (Afn)
QUERY_SET_SELECT (Fnc) ROW (Qua)
QUERY_SORT_TABLE_NAME (Fnc) ROWS (Qua)
QUERY_START_ELEMENT (Fnc) RPT (Afn)
QUERY_TABLE_NAME (Fnc) RUBBER_ARC_BEG_END (Qua)
QUERY_TYPE (Fnc) RUBBER_ARC_CEN_BEG (Qua)
QUERY_USER_TABLE_NAME (Fnc) RUBBER_ARC_CEN_END (Qua)
RAD (Qua) RUBBER_BOX (Qua)
RANGE (Qua) RUBBER_CIRCLE_2_PTS (Qua)
READ (Fnc) RUBBER_CIRCLE_CEN (Qua)
READ_FILE (Fnc) RUBBER_LINE (Qua)
READ_LTAB (Afn) RUBBER_LINE_ANG (Qua)
READ_ONLY (Qua) RUBBER_LINE_HORIZONTAL (Qua)
RECALL_BUFFER (Fnc) RUBBER_LINE_VERTICAL (Qua)
RECALL_WINDOW (Fnc) RULER (Fnc)
RECALL_WINDOWS (Qua) RUN (Fnc)
RECTANGLE (Qua) SAME (Qua)
RECURSIVE (Qua) SAVE_ENVIRONMENT (Fnc)
RECURSIVE_TO (Qua) SAVE_LTAB (Fnc)
RED (Fnc) SAVE_MACRO (Fnc)
REDRAW (Fnc) SAVE_MENU (Fnc)
REF_PT (Qua) SAVE_TABLE (Fnc)
RELATE (Cmd) SAVE_TMENU (Fnc)
RELATED_CLASS (Qua) SAVE_VIEWPORT (Fnc)
RELATED_CLASSES (Qua) SCALE (Qua)
RELATIVE (Qua) SCREEN (Qua)
RELEASABLE (Qua) SCREEN_TRANSFORMATION (Fnc)
RELEASE (Cmd) SCROLL_BAR (Qua)
REMOVE (Cmd) SCROLL_LTAB (Fnc)
REMOVE_QUERY_PAGE (Cmd) SEARCH (Cmd)
REMOVE_USER (Cmd) SECURE_LTAB (Fnc)
RENAME_ELEMENT (Cmd) SECURE_MACRO (Fnc)
RENOVATE (Fnc) SECURE_TABLE (Fnc)
SELECT (Qua) TAN_PT (Qua)
SELECT_FROM_LTAB (Fnc) TAN_PT_PT (Qua)
SELECT_KNOB (Qua) TB_GET_DRAW_VALUES (Fnc)
SELECT_PORT (Qua) TB_SETUP_TABLE (Fnc)
SEL_OLD (Qua) TECHO (Fnc)
SGN (Afn) TEXT (Cmd)
SHARED_PART (Qua) TEXTS (Qua)
SHOW (Fnc) TEXT_ADJUST (Fnc)
SHOW_PART (Fnc) TEXT_ANGLE (Fnc)
SHOW_TABLE (Fnc) TEXT_ATTR (Qua)
SHOW_TABLE_PAGE (Fnc) TEXT_COLOR (Qua)
SIMILAR (Qua) TEXT_FILL (Fnc)
SIN (Afn) TEXT_FORMAT (Qua)
SLASH_TYPE (Qua) TEXT_FRAME (Fnc)
SMALL (Qua) TEXT_LINESPACE (Fnc)
SMOOTH (Qua) TEXT_RATIO (Fnc)
SNID (Afn) TEXT_SIZE (Fnc)
SOLID (Fnc) TEXT_SLANT (Fnc)
SORT (Qua) THREE_PTS (Qua)
SORT_LTAB (Fnc) TIME (Afn)
SPLINES (Qua) TINPUT (Fnc)
SPOTLIGHT (Fnc) TITLE (Qua)
SQL_QUERY (Fnc) TITLE_LAYOUT (Qua)
SQR (Afn) TMENU (Fnc)
SQRT (Afn) TONE (Fnc)
STATLINE_RESET (Fnc) TOP (Qua)
STORE_MACRO (Fnc) TRACE (Fnc)
STORE_WINDOW (Fnc) TRACKING (Qua)
STORE_WINDOWS (Qua) TRAP_ERROR (Fnc)
STR (Afn) TREE (Qua)
STRING (Qua) TRIANGLE_TYPE (Qua)
STRUCTURE (Fnc) TRIM (Afn)
STRUCTURES (Qua) TRUE (Afn)
SUBPART (Qua) TRUNC (Afn)
SUBSTR (Afn) TWO_PNT (Qua)
SUBTRACT (Qua) TWO_PTS (Qua)
SYMBOL (Qua) TYPE (Afn)
TABLE (Qua) UINCHES (Qua)
TABLET_RESET (Fnc) UM (Qua)
TABLE_COLUMN (Fnc) UNDO (Qua)
TABLE_LAYOUT (Cmd) UNITS (Fnc)
TABLE_SCROLL_STEP (Fnc) UNRELEASE (Cmd)
TABLE_TITLE (Fnc) UNRESERVE (Cmd)
TAN (Afn) UNTIL (Psc)
TAN2 (Qua) UP (Qua)
TAN2_PT (Qua) UPC (Afn)
TAN3 (Qua) UPDATE_ELEMENT (Cmd)
TAN_CENTER (Qua) UPDATE_SCREEN (Fnc)
UPDATE_STATISTICS (Cmd) WHILE (Psc)
UPPER (Qua) WHITE (Fnc)
USER_TABLE (Qua) WIDTH (Qua)
VAL (Afn) WINDOW (Fnc)
VERSION (Fnc) WRITE_FILE (Fnc)
VERSIONING (Qua) WRITE_LTAB (Fnc)
VERTEX (Qua) X_OF (Afn)
VERTEX_3D (Qua) YARDS (Qua)
VERTICAL (Qua) YELLOW (Fnc)
VIEW (Fnc) Y_OF (Afn)
WAIT (Fnc) ZOOM (Qua)
WARNING (Qua) Z_OF (Afn)
WHERE_USED (Fnc) Z_POSITION (Qua)