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Obsolete Language Items
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In the Reference guide, the asterisk symbol is used to indicate
items in the language that are obsolete or that exist for compatibility
with previous releases of CA-Clipper. As you begin to incorporate
new product features into your existing applications, it would be
advisable to review your code to determine any obsolete items that you
might be using. This table lists each obsolete language item with its
recommended replacement and should be helpful to you in updating your
programs.
Warning: In the future, this table will be the only documentation
for obsolete items because they will be removed from the Reference guide.
Furthermore, obsolete items are not in keeping with the current
CA-Clipper programming philosophy, and we strongly discourage their use
as they may not be supported in future releases of CA-Clipper.
Obsolete Language Items
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Obsolete | Recommended
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ADIR() function | DIRECTORY() function
AFIELDS() function | DBSTRUCT() function
CALL command | Extend API
CANCEL command | QUIT command
CLEAR ALL command | CLOSE or RELEASE command
DBEDIT() function | TBrowse class
DBF() function | ALIAS() function
DECLARE statement | PRIVATE statement
DIR command | DIRECTORY() function
DO statement | Use function-calling syntax
EXTERNAL statement | REQUEST statement
FIND command | SEEK command
FKLABEL() function | Use constant value Fn where n ranges from one to 40
FKMAX() function | Use constant value of 40
MOD() function | Modulus operator (%)
NOTE command | C-style comment indicators, /*...*/ and //
READKEY() function | LASTKEY() function
RECCOUNT() function | LASTREC() function
RESTORE SCREEN command| RESTSCREEN() function
SAVE SCREEN command | SAVESCREEN() function
SET COLOR command | SETCOLOR() function
SET EXACT command | Not recommended
SET EXCLUSIVE command | USE command with EXCLUSIVE and SHARED clauses
SET FORMAT command | Not recommended
SET PROCEDURE command | Compiler script files (.clp)
SET UNIQUE command | INDEX command with UNIQUE clause
STORE command | Inline assignment operator (:=)
TEXT command | ? or @...SAY command
WAIT command | @...GET...READ command or INKEY() function
WORD() function | Extend API
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