Topic group Example

Controls the display of output in the results pane of the Command window during program execution.

Syntax

SET CONSOLE ON | off

Description

When SET CONSOLE is ON, dBASE Plus displays all text stream output in the results pane of the Command window. Use SET CONSOLE OFF to disable this output. For example, if you are creating a text file with SET ALTERNATE, you usually do not need to see the output in the Command window at the same time. By using SET CONSOLE OFF, your program will execute faster.

Whenever the input pane of the Command window gets focus, SET CONSOLE is always turned ON. The SET CONSOLE command has no effect when issued in the Command window.

You may use the WAIT command while SET CONSOLE is OFF; however, dBASE Plus displays neither the prompt for the input nor the input itself.