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Special values

 When using LAUNCHER Office commands or API programs, the parameters accept special values LAUNCHER Office processed.

These special values allows to define Windows or LAUNCHER Office environment properties.

 

     %LNCDIR% 

This special value indicates the directory from which LAUNCHER Office server was launched on the PC.
Default directory is « C:\Program Files\LAUNCHER<X> ».
Example :
CHGVAR VAR(&PARM1) VALUE(‘%LNCDIR%\Samples\Model.dot’)

     %CHR(n)

Allows to define a character with its ASCII value.
n is a decimal number from 0 to 255.
Example :
CHGVAR VAR(&PARM1) VALUE(‘Ligne 1%CHR(10)Ligne2’)
%CHR(10) inserts a character « section jump ».

     %PARA% or %LF%

Allows to insert a skip a line in a Word text or electronic message.
%LF%, allow to insert a return to the line in the same Excel cell.

NB : %LF%, use for LAUNCHER Office version > to v 2.0.41
Example :
CHGVAR VAR(&PARM1) VALUE(‘Paragraphe 1%PARA%Suite’)

 

      %EURO%

Inserts EURO (€) symbol in text.
Example :
CHGVAR VAR(&PARM1) VALUE(&VAL *CAT ‘ %EURO%’)

     %TAB% 

Inserts Tab character in text.

 

     %CONID% 

Inserts current connection LAUNCHER ID number.
This is a sole number from 1 to simultaneous accepted connections maximum number.
This ID is useful in order to generate temporary and sole file names.

     %NONE%

Initialises PARM2 as %NONE% if one want to clear a bookmark content

 

     %TEMP%

If the word within % characters is Windows environment variable, it will be replaced with its value.

Example:
CHGVAR VAR(&PARM1) VALUE(‘%TEMP%\file.txt’)
%TEMP% indicate the temporary Windows directory, as define in its environment.

 

     %SEP% 

To pass to the following cell.

If one were positioned on the last column of the table, one passes at beginning of the following line.

Example:
CHGVAR VAR(&PARM1) VALUE(‘%INS%Value column 1%SEP%Value Column 2 & 3%MRG%%SEP%12300%SEP%')

 

     %INS% 

To insert a new line and to positon at the beginning of the new line.

Example:
CHGVAR VAR(&PARM1) VALUE(‘%INS%Value column 1%SEP%Value Column 2 & 3%MRG%%SEP%12300%SEP%')

 

     %MRG% 

To merge the cuurent cell with the following one.

Exemple:
CHGVAR VAR(&PARM1) VALUE(‘%INS%Value column 1%SEP%Value Column 2 & 3%MRG%%SEP%12300%SEP%')

     %CRLF% 

Allows to insert a return to the line in the same Word cell.