OPTIONS (Runtime)

Syntax

OPTIONS options-clause [,...]

Usage

Use the OPTIONS instruction inside a function block to control the behavior of the runtime system for rest of the program execution.

A program can execute successive OPTIONS statements at different places in the code.

The runtime OPTIONS statement allows to control following runtime features:

• Defining the position of reserved lines
• Defining default TTY attributes
• Defining field tabbing order
• Defining the field input loop
• Application termination
• Front-end termination
• Defining the message file
• Defining control keys
• Setting default screen modes for sub-programs
• Enabling/disabling SQL interruption