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Inserting a Field Name into a Procedure

Follow these steps to insert a field name into a procedure in the current buffer:

  1. Place the cursor at the point where you want to insert the field name.
  2. Choose Edit Insert Fields from the main menu. If you are connected to a database, Progress displays the Field Selector dialog box, as shown below.
  3. If you are not already connected to a database, Progress displays an alert box. If you choose OK, Progress displays the Database Connect dialog box. See the Progress Basic Database Tools manual for information on this dialog box. After you connect to a database, Progress displays the Field Selector dialog box:

  4. Choose the fields you want to insert.
  5. Specify prefixes to include with the field names. See the “Edit Insert Fields” section in "Procedure Editor Reference," for more information on these options.
  6. Choose OK. The Procedure Editor inserts the field names into the current buffer at the cursor position.

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