file

Syntax
Category	Definitions
Type	Definition
Description	description of Pick files. Everything in the Pick data base is an item in a file. File naming conventions: Every item-id, filename, and account name abide by the same set of rules concerning valid and invalid characters. Pick provides an enormous amount of flexibility on how things are named. It is easier to indicate which characters are NOT valid in account name's, filename's and item-id's than to individually explain which characters ARE valid: The characters that should be avoided include: space The space is a standard TCL command line delimiter. quotes ("double quotes" and 'single quotes'). Quotes are used in the retrieval language to indicate literal values and specific item-id's. backslash ("\") The backslash behaves like quotes. caret (^) The caret is used in the retrieval language as a "wildcard" character. Left and right parenthesis ("()") Parentheses are used to indicate that options follow. Control characters They don't print out and can cause all sorts of strange problems. While the above list is not without exceptions, avoiding the use of these characters can prevent problems later. Examples of valid item-id's: S1000, abc-1898.1981, %g$1@*#
Options
See Also	dictionaries group group
Example
Warnings	Pick uses many rather-common words as verbs, modifiers, and connectives. It would be wise to avoid using those words as filenames, i.e. "DICT".
Compatibility	D3 7.0 AP R83