Command Line Overview

Any information entered into DairyComp, whether selected from a menu or entered in the command line, is passed through a "command parser" which interprets what you entered and executes the necessary parts of the program to perform that function. The parser takes the commands you enter, makes any substitutions of commands or expands partial command abbreviations you may have created through ALTER, and checks each part of the command for proper syntax. It then uses the major command word "LIST", "SHOW", "RECEIVE", etc. to execute that command.

You can get to the command prompt by pressing the Escape key (ESC), or clicking on the Command entry box.

See the topics below to get started with command line: