The $(blockpoint) command manages user added code
by extracting or injecting code between BLOCK and POINT tags in a generated 4gl file.
Syntax
$(blockpoint) [options] "filename(s)"
- options are described in Table 1.
- filename is the generated 4gl file(s) separated by a
space.
Options
Table 1. $(blockpoint) options
| Option |
Description |
| -extract |
Extract diff between filename and generated
part of filename.codefile. |
| -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. |
Usage
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"