Use SET to change the current status of R:BASE special characters and operating conditions for any SET category. The SET operating conditions are used to set the database environment while you build and run commands from the R> Prompt or command files and applications.
About the SET Command
To change the setting from the R> Prompt for a special character, enter:
SET character_name = value
Do not use spaces on either side of the equal sign (=). For example:
SET QUOTES='
To change the setting from the R> Prompt for an operating condition, enter:
SET keyword setting
For example:
SET BELL ON
To remap keys on the keyboard from the R> Prompt, enter:
SET KEYMAP keyname = remapped keys
For example, if you want to remap [SHIFT] [F6] to [F2], enter:
SET KEYMAP [SHIFT] [F6] = [F2]
To reset a key to its original default value from the R> Prompt, enter:
SET KEYMAP keyname OFF
Saving Settings
Settings can be changed at the R> Prompt for the current session. They will revert to the default upon exiting R:BASE. Users can save settings in the R:BASE configuration file. Some settings are stored within the database itself and only the database owner can save changes to the settings that are stored in the database. If you are not the database owner, you can only change the settings that are stored in the database for the current database session.
The R:BASE/Oterro database provides the following categories of SET Keywords:
•Data Integrity
•Display Control
•Environment
•Format
•Programming
•Special Characters
•Transaction Processing and Multi-User
•Database Specific
