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Configuring AreaList Pro Using Commands
AL_GetPictureEscape
(areaRef:L) ➞ escapeChar:S
Parameter
Type
Description
➞ areaRef
longint
Reference of AreaList Pro object on layout
string
Escape character
escapeChar
AL_GetPictureEscape will return the current escape character used to inform AreaList Pro where icon
references exist in your cell data or headers.
escapeChar — Returns the alternate escape character.
The following example will return the escape character we just set in AL_SetPictureEscape:
AL_SetPictureEscape (area;"~") `set escape to tilde ~
$char:=AL_GetPictureEscape (area) `returns "~" in $char
AL_GetPictureEscape
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