Appendix 2: Renamed Functions

This section is not an exhaustive list of all the functions that existed in pre-4.500 versions. It lists only those functions which have been renamed in or since 4.500. Each index entry comprises the old name followed by the current name. If you cannot locate a function in this index, probably its name has remained unchanged. If so, you can locate it using the index of functions.

Old name

4.500 name

Old name

4.500 name

abort_print()

prn_abort()

secure_db()

db_update()

actionbar()

map_bar_choose()

select()

askm_special()

activate()

map_activate()

set_preferences()

trm_set_preferences()

ask()

map_askf_y()

set_scroll_end()

map_set_scroll_end()

ask_output_device()

dvc_choose()

show_attach_map()

show_attach()

attach_map()

map_attach()

showx()

show_x()

autoinc()

rec_autoinc()

showextra()

show_extra()

blank()

field_blank()

showmore()

show_more()

change_language()

map_switch_language()

showover()

show_over()

check_printer()

dvc_check()

show_object()

show_graphic()

checkpoint()

db_checkpoint()

skip()

inpm_omit()

choose()

field_choose()

skip_field()

field_skip()

clearbelow()

map_clear_after()

sort_extract()

extract_sort()

clearmap()

map_clear_from()

subdevice()

dvc_set_subdevice()

clearremarks()

map_clear_remarks()

switch_language()

map_switch_language()

clearscreen()

map_clear_all()

training_mode()

trm_set_training_mode()

close_extract()

extract_close()

trunc_number()

tf_trunc_number()

colour_field()

field_colour()

unset_preferences()

trm_unset_preferences()

commit()

db_commit()

upd_confirm()

sys_upd_confirm()

commit_or_fail()

db_update()

update_db()

db_update()

confirm()

sys_del_confirm()

use_map()

map_use()

datamap()

map_datamap()

valid_date()

date_ok()

date_minus_date()

date_subtract_date()

verify()

rec_verify()

date_plus_number()

date_add_number()

wait_field()

askf_special()

dbclose()

db_close()

wait_map()

askm_special()

dbopen()

db_open()

write_extract()

extract_write()

decommit()

db_decommit()

write_system_log()

trm_write_syslog()

dvc_redirect()

dvc_set_inp_mask()

yes()

map_yes()

dvc_source()

dvc_get_inp_source()

_beep()

trm_beep()

dvc_status()

dvc_get_status()

_clr_ahead()

trm_clr_ahead()

eg_choose()

field_eg_choose()

_co()

trm_co()

end_print()

dvc_close()

_ctrls()

trm_ctrls()

fetch()

rec_fetch()

_curs_off()

trm_curs_off()

fetch_workfile()

wkf_fetch()

_curs_on()

trm_curs_on()

force_colour()

field_force_colour()

_cursor()

trm_cursor()

force_range()

field_force_range()

_dfclose()

tf_txt_close()

force_scrn()

field_force_size()

_dfeofile()

tf_txt_seek_end()

formover()

form_over()

_dfrdln()

tf_txt_read()

ftchprm()

rec_fetch_main()

_dfwtln()

tf_txt_write()

get_access()

trm_get_access()

_get_date()

tf_get_date_time()

get_db_flag()

db_get_flag()

_grabchr()

trm_grabchr()

get_generation()

db_get_generation()

_halt()

dp4_halt()

get_inputs()

map_get_inputs()

_lcase()

str_lcase()

get_status()

db_get_status()

_lookchr()

trm_lookchr()

glue_map()

map_glue()

_nmfl()

df_make_name()

gm_choose()

map_g_choose()

_prn_append()

prn_append()

halt()

dp4_halt()

_prn_length()

prn_length()

help_message()

field_help()

_refresh()

trm_refresh()

help_text()

field_help()

_run_prog()

trm_run_program()

hidemap()

map_hide()

_set_date()

tf_set_date_time()

highlight_field()

field_highlight()

_show_length()

field_map_length()

kill()

rec_kill()

_so()

trm_so

items_to_scroll()

map_items_to_scroll()

_sys_error()

sys_error()

lineup()

form_test()

_sys_message()

sys_message()

loadmaps()

map_load()

_sys_request()

sys_request()

map()

map_draw()

_tail()

tail_read()

map_position()

map_new_position()

_tail_opt()

tail_get_option()

mapchange()

map_change()

_ucase()

str_ucase()

mapover()

map_draw_over()

_vfail()

sys_fail()

mapsize()

map_get_depth()

_aset_date()

sf_set_date_time()

mapwidth()

map_get_width()

_afdefault()

sf_default()

menu()

map_menu()

_afcheck()

sf_check()

na_skip()

inpm_ban()

_afopen()

sf_open()

ncopy2child()

rec_child_copy()

_adelete()

sf_delete()

ncopy2parent()

rec_parent_copy()

_afsize()

sf_get_size()

new_window()

map_new_window()

_afposn()

sf_get_position()

number_2_date()

number_to_date()

_afseek()

sf_seek()

old_map_position()

map_old_position()

_anread()

sf_read()

old_window()

map_old_window()

_aread()

sf_read_record()

omit()

field_skip()

_anwrite()

sf_write()

open_extract()

extract_open()

_awrite()

sf_write_record()

open_workfile()

wkf_open()

_aflush()

sf_flush()

pause()

askf_special()

_aclose()

sf_close()

pick_fill()

pick_record()

_adspace()

sf_space()

pick_optlist()

pick_list()

_arename()

sf_rename()

post()

rec_post_with_flags()

_adskrst()

sf_disk_reset()

post_workfile()

wkf_post()

_amem_describe()

srv_mem_describe()

postcommit()

rec_post_commit()

_amem_find()

srv_mem_find()

predisplay()

map_predisplay()

_amem_post()

srv_mem_post()

printer()

dvc_open()

_vfdefault()

tf_default()

print_it()

prn_print()

_vfcheck()

tf_check()

prnover()

prn_over()

_vfopen()

tf_open()

rawkill()

rec_kill()_ignore

_vdelete()

tf_delete()

rawpost()

rec_post()

_vfsize()

tf_get_size()

read_extract()

extract_read()

_vfposn()

tf_get_position()

read_srv_sysdata()

sf_read_sysdata()

_vfseek()

tf_seek()

readsysdata()

tf_read_sysdata()

_vnread()

tf_read()

readuser()

trm_read_user()

_vread()

tf_read_record()

refresh()

trm_refresh()

_vnwrite()

tf_write()

remark()

map_remark()

_vwrite()

tf_write_record()

retrieve()

rec_retrieve()

_vflush()

tf_flush()

revealmap()

map_reveal()

_vclose()

tf_close()

round_number()

tf_round_number()

_vdspace()

tf_space()

scrn_field()

askf()

_vrename()

tf_rename()

scrn_password()

askf_password()

_vdskrst()

tf_disk_reset()

scrnx_field()

askf_x()