QXREP_SPACES

Specifies the maximum number of spaces any string can have (in a row) not to be split in the Informix® compatibility mode.

Syntax

QXREP_SPACES={any integer}

Usage and examples

There are cases when strings are split into shorted strings, e.g.:

• in the Informix® compatibility mode,
• when converting classic (.per) forms into .fm2 ones.

In these cases, string containing several spaces in a row can be split in places where these spaces occur:

QXREP_SPACES = 2

By default, the maximum number of spaces any string can have (in a row) not to be split is equal to 1.

You can change this number by

• setting the QXREP_SPACES environment variable in env.properties (for compilation) and inet.env (for runtime),
• changing the value of gui.layout.break.max_spaces in fglprofile.std.

The default behavior in achieved if none of these variables is set (neither QXREP_SPACES nor gui.layout.break.max_spaces).

In the table below, you can see how the string with spaces is split (for default values, i.e. QXREP_SPACES = 1).

The table also gives examples of how strings are split if they contain the symbols considered the beginning and the end of the new string (see QXBREAKCH_START and QXBREAKCH_END for details).

abc def ghi	→	abc def ghi
abc   def   ghi	→	abc	def	ghi
abc def   ghi	→	abc def	ghi
abc   def ghi	→	abc	def ghi
abc   +def	→	abc	+def
abc   :def	→	abc	:	def
abc+   def	→	abc	+	def
abc:   def	→	abc:	def

In env.properties and inet.env, QXREP_SPACES must be set together with QX_COMPAT=Informix4GL.