RAISE()

The RAISE() function converts mark characters in a string to the next higher level mark.

Format

RAISE(string)

where

string

evaluates to the string in which mark characters are to be converted.

The RAISE() function replaces mark characters according to the following table:

Original

Replacement

Item mark

Item mark (unchanged)

Field mark

Item mark

Value mark

Field mark

Subvalue mark

Value mark

Text mark

Subvalue mark

Migration Note

Note that the behaviour in some other multivalue products may not be identical with regard to the effect of raising character 250 that precedes the text mark in the ASCII character set.

Example

FORMLIST RAISE(LIST)

This statement takes a value mark delimited variable LIST, raises the marks and uses this to create a select list.