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Star

The string used for representing the set of all the values of a field in the database can be set through the star statement. It affects the subsequent LOAD and SELECT statements.

Syntax:  

Star is[ string ]

Arguments:  

Argument Description
string

An arbitrary text. Note that the string must be enclosed by quotation marks if it contains blanks.

If nothing is specified, star is; is assumed, i.e. there is no star symbol available unless explicitly specified. This definition is valid until a new star statement is made.

Examples:  

Star is *;

Star is %;

Star is;

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