Use the RETURN command in a program to return control to a program or to the R> Prompt.
Options
.varname
Used ONLY within a stored procedure to return a value. The returned value will be stored in the STP_RETURN system variable. This option will return an error when used outside of a stored procedure. The default is text 8 characters, but if you want more, set it to a larger value.
PUT Command Example (sets the limit for the return value at 30 characters):
PUT test.prc AS TEXT test p1 integer RETURN TEXT (30)
About the RETURN Command
When you use RETURN to return to a command file or a block in a procedure file, the next command executed is the command following RUN in the command file or procedure file.
If you used the RUN commands to run a command file or a block in a procedure file from the R> Prompt, control returns to the R> Prompt when RETURN is executed.
Examples
Assume you have two command files named CMDFIL1.RMD and CMDFIL2.RMD with the commands shown below.
--CMDFIL1.RMD
PAUSE 2 USING 'This command file (cmdfil1.rmd) calls cmdfil2.rmd.'
RUN cmdfil2.rmd
CLS
PAUSE 2 USING 'Cmdfil1.rmd is in control.'
--CMDFIL2.RMD
LABEL top
DIALOG 'Press Q to quit:' vend vkey 1
IF vend = 'Q' THEN
RETURN
ELSE
GOTO top
ENDIF
When you run CMDFIL1.RMD by entering RUN CMDFIL1.RMD, the following messages appear on the screen:
This command file (cmdfil1.rmd) calls cmdfil2.rmd.
Press Q to quit:
If you press [Q] at the DIALOG command prompt, control returns to CMDFIL1.RMD. The following message appears on screen, processing stops, and you are returned to the R> Prompt:
Cmdfil1.rmd is in control.
