Regular keywords
Regular keywords are keywords that can have a range of values.
- They have the following form:
The hyphen (-) and the equal sign (=) are keyword delimiters. No blanks are allowed between the keyword name, the delimiter (- or =), and the keyword value.Keyword name=keyword value or Keyword name-keyword valueThe keyword name can use only matching characters. The keyword value can use only character types, and lists (but not wildcard lists).
- Examples The following are examples of valid keyword parameters:
KEY-aaaa KEY=aaaaaaThe following are examples of keyword parameters that are not valid:KEY - xxxxxxx blank between KEY and hyphen; and blank between hyphen and xxxxxx KEY -xxxxxx blank between KEY and hyphen KEY= xxxxxx blank between equal sign and xxxxxx KEY--xxxxxx multiple occurrence of hyphen.
A regular keyword parameter can:
- Match specific characters
The keyword name must match specific characters.
Example:Grammar is: Key=cd.x Input string for keyword name portion only: K KE KEY - Match character types: a, c, d, u, w, x, + and *
The keyword value can use character types.
Examples:Grammar is: Key=cd Keyword value: cd Input string for cd can be: A1 M1 B5 and so on...Grammar is: KEY=d+++ Keyword value: d+++ Input string for d+++ can be 1 to 4 digits: 1 or 21, or 345, or 5555 and so on.
- Be a list.
Only the keyword value can be a list.
Example:Grammar is: KEYword=acd.xw Keyword value is a list: acd.xw Input string can be: For the whole list: 0A1.F* For the first item: AB9. For the second item: .0A