DEFAULT

Syntax: #DE [special-char-string]

Related: #NODEF

Saves your current special characters on the stack and sets the defaults. This is useful at the beginning of a script to make sure standard parse characters are used while reading the script. Use the #NODEF command at the end of the script to restore the characters.

A string can be given as an argument to specify the new values of the special characters. This is a 9 character string which must be enclosed in quotes. Each character in the string represents one of the special characters. To leave the character as the default, you can use the x character as a placeholder. The characters are:

 

1      Command Char (#)

2      Separator Char (;)

3      Variable Char (@)

4      History Char (!)

5      Parameter Char (%)

6      Movement Char (.)

7      Focus Char (:)

8      Quote Char (~)

9      Must be a space at the end

DEFAULT example

#DEF

Saves your special characters and restores the defaults

 

#DEF {xx$xxxxx }

Saves your special characters, then restores defaults, then sets the Variable char (3rd char in string) to $.