Macro Preprocessor Directives
This reference provides information on the preprocessor directives that you can use when defining macros.
Note:
These directives are not case-sensitive. For example, #include is treated the same as #INCLUDE (and other case variations).
- #; – Creates a single line comment.
- #def1arg – Defines a macro with only one argument, where that argument can include commas.
- #define – Defines a macro.
- #dim – Specifies the intended data type of a local variable and can optionally specify its initial value. When the data type is an object class, IDEs can provide code-completion assistance.
- #else – Specifies the beginning of the fall-through case in a set of preprocessor conditions.
- #elseif – Specifies the beginning of a secondary case in a set of preprocessor conditions that begin with #if.
- #endif – Concludes a set of preprocessor conditions.
- #execute – Executes a line of ObjectScript at compile time.
- #if – Begins a block of conditional text.
- #ifDef – Marks the beginning of a block of conditional code where execution depends on a macro having been defined.
- #ifNDef – Marks the beginning of a block of conditional code where execution depends on a macro having not been defined.
- #import – Specifies the schema search path for any subsequent Embedded SQL DML statements.
- #include – Loads a specified file name that contains preprocessor directives.
- #noshow – Ends a comment section that is part of an include file.
- #show – Begins a comment section that is part of an include file.
- #sqlcompile audit – Specifies whether any subsequent Embedded SQL statements should be audited.
- #sqlcompile mode – Deprecated.
- #sqlcompile path – Specifies the schema search path for any subsequent Embedded SQL DML statements.
- #sqlcompile select – Specifies the data format mode for any subsequent Embedded SQL statements.
- #undef – Removes the definition for an already-defined macro.
- ##; – Makes the remaining part of the current line a comment that does not appear in .int code.
- ##beginquote ... ##EndQuote – Quote the text string they enclose, doubling all quotes within text.
- ##continue – Continues a macro definition on the next line, to support multiline macro definitions.
- ##expression – Evaluates an ObjectScript expression at compile time.
- ##function – Evaluates an ObjectScript function at compile time.
- ##lit – Preserves the content of its argument in literal form.
- ##quote – Takes a single argument and returns that argument quoted.
- ##quoteExp – Takes as an argument an expression that gets evaluated during compilation. This expression can contain nested/recursive MPP functions.
- ##sql – Invokes a specified Embedded SQL statement at runtime.
- ##stripq – Takes a single argument and returns that argument with quotes removed.
- ##unique – Creates a new, unique local variable within a macro definition for use at compile time or runtime.
