Basic macro format rules

If you have chosen the basic macro format, use the following rules for input fields located on editor tabs used to define screens (with the exception of the name), screen actions, and variables and types:

• Strings must be written without being enclosed in single quotes. Examples:

  apple
  banana
  To be or not to be
  John Smith

• The single quote (') and the backslash (\) are represented by the characters themselves without a preceding backslash. Examples:

  New Year's Day
  c:\Documents and Settings\User

• The following characters or character sequences are not treated as operators: +, -, *, /, %, ==, !=, >, <, >=, <=, &&, ||, !.