Database Server (DBS) API

Documentation Conventions

If a parameter must be passed by reference, that parameter is preceded by a period (.) when the format for the call is shown. In Figure 91, the argument array must be passed by reference.

Figure 91: Database Server (DBS) API—Documentation Conventions: Passing by Reference Only

    CALL^DIFM(.argument)

If a parameter can be passed either by reference or by value, it is preceded by a period enclosed in brackets ([.]). In Figure 92, the argument parameter can be passed either by reference or by value.

Figure 92: Database Server (DBS) API—Documentation Conventions: Passing by Reference or by Value

    CALL^DIFM([.]argument)

CAUTION: It is very important that arrays be passed as specified in the descriptions of the calls (i.e., by value or reference as indicated).

Reviewed/Updated: May 2026