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Newcomers DBPro Corner / DEC command. How to use?

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kfoong
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Posted: 19th Feb 2003 10:59
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Ive seen the DEC command used a few times but i dont know what it does. Can someone explain it to me? The manual doesnt help...
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Richard Davey
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Posted: 19th Feb 2003 11:27
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x = 10
dec x

x will now = 9

or

x = 10
dec x,5

x will now = 5

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John H
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Posted: 19th Feb 2003 16:25
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And while your at it- the inc command!

x=10
inc x

x now =11

or

inc x,5
x now =15



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David T
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Posted: 19th Feb 2003 17:10
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INC and DEC are just quick ways of adding or subtracting numbers.

INC = + 1
INC [var],i = [var] + i

DEC = + 1
DEC [var],i = [var] + i

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