ON( ) Function

Returns the command assigned to each of these event-handling commands: ON ERROR, ON ESCAPE, ON KEY LABEL, or ON PAGE.

ON(cONCommand [, KeyLabelName])

Parameters

• cONCommand
  Specifies one of the event-handling commands. Here are the commands and corresponding character expressions to use with ON( ):

  Command	cONCommand
  ON ERROR	ERROR
  ON ESCAPE	ESCAPE
  ON KEY LABEL	KEY
  ON PAGE	PAGE

  For example, to return the command currently assigned to ON ERROR, use the following:

  ? ON('ERROR')
  

• KeyLabelName
  Used in ON KEY LABEL to specify a key or key combination to which the command is assigned. Specify KEY in cONCommand and the key label name of the key or key combination in KeyLabelName. For a complete list of key label names, see ON KEY LABEL.

  For example, to return the command currently assigned to the F7 function key with ON KEY LABEL, use the following:

  ? ON('KEY', 'F7')
  

Return Value

Character

Remarks

When an event occurs that is trapped by one of the event-handling commands, the command assigned by the event-handling command executes. ON( ) returns the command you assigned to an event-handling command. ON( ) returns an empty string if a command isn't currently assigned to the event-handling command you specify.

Example

The following example uses ON( ) to display ON ERROR and ON KEY LABEL settings.

ON ERROR DO errorhand
ON KEY LABEL CTRL+F2 WAIT WINDOW 'You pressed ^F2'
ON KEY LABEL ALT+Z DISPLAY MEMORY
CLEAR
? ON('ERROR')  && Displays DO errorhand
? ON('KEY', 'CTRL+F2')  && Displays WAIT WINDOW 'You pressed ^F2'
? ON('KEY', 'ALT+Z')  && Displays DISPLAY MEMORY
ON ERROR
ON KEY LABEL CTRL+F2
ON KEY LABEL ALT+Z

See Also

Reference

INKEY( ) Function
LASTKEY( ) Function
ON ERROR Command
ON ESCAPE Command
ON KEY Command
ON KEY LABEL Command
ON PAGE Command
ON READERROR Command
READKEY( ) Function

Other Resources

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