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Simple QUICK screens could be generated in as few as four lines of source code:
SCREEN <screenname>
FILE <filename>▼
GENERATE▼
▲FILE <filename>
GO▼
▲GENERATE
▲GO
<screenname> was the name of the screen that the programmer assigned to the program. <filename> was the file name to be accessed in the data dictionary. Whether the items in the file would all fit in the screen would be determined by how many items and the size of them. If they didn't all fit, the program would have to be modified to eliminate unneeded items, change the size of items to some other size, etc. But, for a file with only a couple of items in it, it is quick and easy to generate a screen for data entry, deletion, or to simply look up data by an index.
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Simple QUIZ reports were almost as easy. A one-file report was as simple as:
ACCESS <filename>
REPORT ALL▼
GO▼
▲REPORT ALL
▲GO
All items in the file would be sent to the screen, maybe not in the most desired fashion, but that simple.
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Commands could be abbreviated to the first three characters when writing source code. ACCESS could be abbreviated to ACC, as well as DEFine, REPort, SCReen, etc.
QUIZ reports could be routed to a printer, screen, or ASCII text files with the <tt>SET REPORT DEVICE <printer> <screen> <disk>
Given the right access and commands, a novice could write simple report programs. Just as dangerous, though, the same novice could easily destroy the data as there was no security to whether one can call up any of the interpreters. If you had access to QUIZ, you also had access to QTP and QUICK.
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