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The VARIABLE.UDT file


 Examine the user defined type file APTFILER.UDT:

   FunctionBaseNames:           
                                
   # MAIN.UDF                   
   aptfiler         cFile       
   trimpath         cPath       
   aptdirectory     aDir        
   selectfile       oTbDir      
   getwcard         cWCard      
                                
   # PUSHSCR.UDF                
   pushscr          lTrue       
   pushhot          uNil        
   popscr           lTrue       
   sput             uNil        
   sget             vItem       
   sis              nPos        
   sdel             uNil        
   tbgetudm         bMethod     
   tbputudm         uNil        
   tbdeludm         uNil        
   pushworkarea     uNil        
   popworkarea      uNil        
   pophot           aHots       
   ishot            vItem       
   hotsnest         uNil        
   aptmlines        nLines      
   aptswitch        vSet        
                                
   # ISMOUSE.UDF                
   ismouse          lMouse      
   aptmouse         vStatus     
   mdblclk          lDblClk     
   vscrollbar       uNil        
   hscrollbar       uNil        
   mbvscroll        uNil        
   mbhscroll        uNil        
   mtbbrow          uNil        
   getmovbloc       bMovBlk     
   mfkeys           uNil        
   mgvscroll        uNil        
   mgbrow           uNil        
   mbutt            uNil        
   aptinkey         nKey        
                                
   # TBKEYHANDL.UDF             
   tbkeyhandler     oTb         
                                
   # APTBOX.UDF                 
   aptbox           nPos        
   aptbuttons       nButton     
   aptdispmsg       uNil        
                                
   # LIB.UDF                    
   normpath         cPath       
   aptstabili       oSelf       
   tbquit           oSelf       
   fname            cFile       
   aptbackplane     uNil        
   hilite           uNil        
   aptinputbox      uNil        
   pbutt            uNil        
                                
   # APTALERT.UDF               
   aptalert         nChoice     

 Each of the user defined functions in APTFILER.SRC and
 SAMPLE.LIB has an entry defining the base name to use when a
 variable is defined as a result of calling the function.

 Note that the list of functions was 'cut' from REPORT to save
 typing.

 Use a text editor to edit VARIABLE.UDT; add the line

    @APTFILER.UDT

 immediately before the line FunctionBaseNames:  (after the last
 entry in the GenericBaseNames:  section), then run Rescue5 with
 the /1 switch to utilise these naming conventions:

    rescue aptfiler /ofiler /1


 The new APTFILER.VAR file will now have more explicitly named
 variables than before, for example the entry for aptFiler now
 includes:

  APTFILER:                                  
   (LOCAL)                                   
      clStr    # P1                          
      oTbCol   # L2                          
      oTb      # L3                          
      nPos     # L4           was _Def       
      nNum     # L5                          
      nNum1    # L6                          
      nNum2    # L7                          
      nChoice  # L8           was _Def1      
      cStr1    # L9