Drop down menus

Operators (Alt+O)

Lists MaxBasic operators.

Functions (Alt+F)

MaxBasic functions. When you select a function that expects arguments, parentheses and commas for the arguments are shown with the pointer at the first argument, for example, InStr(|, )

Help for a function, detailing the arguments, is available from the final option in the menu, or by pressing F1 or selecting from the context menu (right click) with the cursor positioned in the function name in the editor.

Fields (Alt+L)

Lists the fields available to the report.

If there are previously defined Calculated Custom fields, these will be available as Z_Calculated1, Z_Calculated2... Z_Calculatedn, in the order they appear in the fields tab. These can be used in other calculations.

Help (Alt+H)

Access resources including descriptions, documentation and sample code.

Snippet (Alt+T)

Insert a code Snippet. Snippets are listed alphabetically, and the first line of each snippet is displayed.

Buttons

Save (F9)

Save the expression and exit the window.

Cancel (Esc)

Discard changes and exit the window.