DESCRIBE LIST

Reference

Syntax

DESCRIBE LIST { {NUMBER OF {LINES|PAGES} n}
              | {LINE linno PAGE page}
              | {PAGE pagno [LINE-SIZE width]
                            [LINE-COUNT length]
                            [LINES lines]
                            [FIRST-LINE first_line]
                            [TOP-LINES top_lines]
                            [TITLE-LINES title_lines]
                            [HEAD-LINES header_lines]
                            [END-LINES footer_lines]} }
              [INDEX idx].

Effect

Specifies the properties of a list in the list buffer.

Additions

• NUMBER OF {LINES|PAGES} n
  Returns the number of lines or pages in n.
  
  
• LINE linno PAGE page
  Returns the page of the line specified in linno in page.
  
  
• PAGE pagno
  Returns properties of the page specified in pagno:
  
  LINE-SIZE width - Line length
  
  LINE-COUNT length - Page length
  
  LINES lines - Number of lines
  
  FIRST-LINE first_line - Line number of the first line
  
  TOP-LINES top_lines - Number of header lines
  
  TITLE-LINES title_lines - Number of title lines
  
  HEAD-LINES header_lines - Number of column header lines
  
  END-LINES footer_lines - Number of footer lines
  
  
• INDEX idx
  Specification of the list index in idx. Without the specification of the index, either the basic list or the list in which a list event occurred is evaluated.