$(blockpoint)

The $(blockpoint) command manages user added code by extracting or injecting code between BLOCK/POINT tags in a generated 4gl file.

Syntax

$(blockpoint) [options] "filename(s)"

Table 1. $(blockpoint) options
Option	Description
`-extract`	Extract diff between `filename` and generated part of `filename.code`file.
`-storeGenerated`	Store the generated part of `filename.code` with the content of `filename`.
`-inject`	Inject the diff part of `filename.code` in the `filename`.
`-commentStart`	Comment start pattern.
`-commentStart2`	Line comment pattern.
`-commentEnd`	Comment end pattern.
`-code [.code file path]`	Specifies the name of the .code file. If there is only one generated source file (4gl), the .code file uses (by default) the same name as the source file, otherwise -code is mandatory.

The $(blockpoint) command is used in build rules for generated programs. Predefined node variables can be used in the command.

$(blockpoint) -code "$(InputDir)/$(InputBaseName).code" 
              -extract "$(InputDir)/$(InputBaseName).4gl"

$(blockpoint) -storeGenerated -code "$(InputDir)/$(InputBaseName).code" 
              -inject "$(InputDir)/$(InputBaseName).4gl"