SCROLL

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The SCROLL keyword used in a report directed to the display enables scrolling back through report pages.

 

 

Format

 

SCROLL  { pages }

 

where

 

pagesThis value is ignored but is preserved in the command syntax for backward comaptibility.

 

 

Use of the SCROLL keyword allows paging back through a displayed report. The following options are available at the end of page prompt:

 

AAbort. The query is terminated, returning to the command prompt. The ON.ABORT paragraph will be executed, if it exists.
QQuit. The query is terminated, returning to the menu or paragraph from which the query was initiated or to the command prompt.
NNext. The next page of the report is shown. The cursor down key or ctrl-N can also be used.
PPrevious. The previous page of the report is shown. The cursor up key, ctrl-P or ctrl-Z can also be used.
nPage number. The specified page number is shown.
CContinue. Used when the display is showing a saved page, this continues with the first unseen page.
SSuppress pagination. The query continues with no further screen pagination.