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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index bb9d4f29..28cad6e0 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ 2013-12-26 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> * gawktexi.in: More minor additions / fixes. - (Bugs): Add John Malmberg for VMS. + (Bugs): Add John Malmberg for VMS. Other minor edits. 2013-12-25 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> @@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ * gawktexi.in (FN, FFN, DF,DDF, PVERSION, CTL): Remove macros. They have no alternate versions and are just in the way. +2013-08-15 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> + + * gawk.1: Document that ENVIRON updates affect the environment. + * gawktexi.in: Ditto. + 2013-06-27 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> * texinfo.tex: Update from Karl, fixes a formating problem. @@ -917,11 +917,17 @@ An array containing the values of the current environment. The array is indexed by the environment variables, each element being the value of that variable (e.g., \fBENVIRON["HOME"]\fP might be \fB"/home/arnold"\fR). -Changing this array does not affect the environment seen by programs which +.sp +In POSIX mode, +changing this array does not affect the environment seen by programs which .I gawk spawns via redirection or the .B system() function. +Otherwise, +.I gawk +updates its real environment so that programs it spawns see +the changes. .TP .B ERRNO If a system error occurs either doing a redirection for diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info index ff50955b..7c7af5eb 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.info +++ b/doc/gawk.info @@ -10074,10 +10074,18 @@ Options::), they are not special. An associative array containing the values of the environment. The array indices are the environment variable names; the elements are the values of the particular environment variables. For - example, `ENVIRON["HOME"]' might be `"/home/arnold"'. Changing - this array does not affect the environment passed on to any - programs that `awk' may spawn via redirection or the `system()' - function. (In a future version of `gawk', it may do so.) + example, `ENVIRON["HOME"]' might be `/home/arnold'. + + For POSIX `awk', changing this array does not affect the + environment passed on to any programs that `awk' may spawn via + redirection or the `system()' function. + + However, beginning with version 4.2, if not in POSIX compatibility + mode, `gawk' does update its own environment when `ENVIRON' is + changed, thus changing the environment seen by programs that it + creates. You should therefore be especially careful if you modify + `ENVIRON["PATH"]"', which is the search path for finding + executable programs. Some operating systems may not have environment variables. On such systems, the `ENVIRON' array is empty (except for @@ -31466,9 +31474,9 @@ Index * dark corner, exit statement: Exit Statement. (line 30) * dark corner, field separators: Field Splitting Summary. (line 46) -* dark corner, FILENAME variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 89) +* dark corner, FILENAME variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 97) * dark corner, FILENAME variable: Getline Notes. (line 19) -* dark corner, FNR/NR variables: Auto-set. (line 300) +* dark corner, FNR/NR variables: Auto-set. (line 308) * dark corner, format-control characters: Control Letters. (line 18) * dark corner, FS as null string: Single Character Fields. (line 20) @@ -31652,12 +31660,12 @@ Index (line 81) * differences in awk and gawk, command line directories: Command line directories. (line 6) -* differences in awk and gawk, ERRNO variable: Auto-set. (line 73) +* differences in awk and gawk, ERRNO variable: Auto-set. (line 81) * differences in awk and gawk, error messages: Special FD. (line 16) * differences in awk and gawk, FIELDWIDTHS variable: User-modified. (line 37) * differences in awk and gawk, FPAT variable: User-modified. (line 43) -* differences in awk and gawk, FUNCTAB variable: Auto-set. (line 114) +* differences in awk and gawk, FUNCTAB variable: Auto-set. (line 122) * differences in awk and gawk, function arguments (gawk): Calling Built-in. (line 16) * differences in awk and gawk, getline command: Getline. (line 19) @@ -31680,7 +31688,7 @@ Index (line 260) * differences in awk and gawk, print/printf statements: Format Modifiers. (line 13) -* differences in awk and gawk, PROCINFO array: Auto-set. (line 127) +* differences in awk and gawk, PROCINFO array: Auto-set. (line 135) * differences in awk and gawk, read timeouts: Read Timeout. (line 6) * differences in awk and gawk, record separators: awk split records. (line 124) @@ -31690,7 +31698,7 @@ Index (line 26) * differences in awk and gawk, RS/RT variables: gawk split records. (line 58) -* differences in awk and gawk, RT variable: Auto-set. (line 256) +* differences in awk and gawk, RT variable: Auto-set. (line 264) * differences in awk and gawk, single-character fields: Single Character Fields. (line 6) * differences in awk and gawk, split() function: String Functions. @@ -31698,7 +31706,7 @@ Index * differences in awk and gawk, strings: Scalar Constants. (line 20) * differences in awk and gawk, strings, storing: gawk split records. (line 77) -* differences in awk and gawk, SYMTAB variable: Auto-set. (line 260) +* differences in awk and gawk, SYMTAB variable: Auto-set. (line 268) * differences in awk and gawk, TEXTDOMAIN variable: User-modified. (line 152) * differences in awk and gawk, trunc-mod operation: Arithmetic Ops. @@ -31739,8 +31747,8 @@ Index * dynamically loaded extensions: Dynamic Extensions. (line 6) * e debugger command (alias for enable): Breakpoint Control. (line 73) * EBCDIC: Ordinal Functions. (line 45) -* effective group ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 132) -* effective user ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 136) +* effective group ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 140) +* effective user ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 144) * egrep utility <1>: Egrep Program. (line 6) * egrep utility: Bracket Expressions. (line 24) * egrep.awk program: Egrep Program. (line 53) @@ -31795,13 +31803,13 @@ Index (line 11) * EREs (Extended Regular Expressions): Bracket Expressions. (line 24) * ERRNO variable <1>: TCP/IP Networking. (line 54) -* ERRNO variable: Auto-set. (line 73) +* ERRNO variable: Auto-set. (line 81) * ERRNO variable, with BEGINFILE pattern: BEGINFILE/ENDFILE. (line 26) * ERRNO variable, with close() function: Close Files And Pipes. (line 139) * ERRNO variable, with getline command: Getline. (line 19) * error handling: Special FD. (line 16) -* error handling, ERRNO variable and: Auto-set. (line 73) +* error handling, ERRNO variable and: Auto-set. (line 81) * error output: Special FD. (line 6) * escape processing, gsub()/gensub()/sub() functions: Gory Details. (line 6) @@ -31855,7 +31863,7 @@ Index (line 6) * extension API version: Extension Versioning. (line 6) -* extension API, version number: Auto-set. (line 223) +* extension API, version number: Auto-set. (line 231) * extension example: Extension Example. (line 6) * extension registration: Registration Functions. (line 6) @@ -31934,7 +31942,7 @@ Index * file names, distinguishing: Auto-set. (line 55) * file names, in compatibility mode: Special Caveats. (line 9) * file names, standard streams in gawk: Special FD. (line 46) -* FILENAME variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 89) +* FILENAME variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 97) * FILENAME variable: Reading Files. (line 6) * FILENAME variable, getline, setting with: Getline Notes. (line 19) * filenames, assignments as: Ignoring Assigns. (line 6) @@ -32004,9 +32012,9 @@ Index * flush buffered output: I/O Functions. (line 28) * fnmatch() extension function: Extension Sample Fnmatch. (line 12) -* FNR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 98) +* FNR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 106) * FNR variable: Records. (line 6) -* FNR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 300) +* FNR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 308) * for statement: For Statement. (line 6) * for statement, looping over arrays: Scanning an Array. (line 20) * fork() extension function: Extension Sample Fork. @@ -32056,7 +32064,7 @@ Index * FSF (Free Software Foundation): Manual History. (line 6) * fts() extension function: Extension Sample File Functions. (line 61) -* FUNCTAB array: Auto-set. (line 114) +* FUNCTAB array: Auto-set. (line 122) * function calls: Function Calls. (line 6) * function calls, indirect: Indirect Calls. (line 6) * function definition example: Function Example. (line 6) @@ -32106,7 +32114,7 @@ Index * G-d: Acknowledgments. (line 78) * Garfinkle, Scott: Contributors. (line 34) * gawk program, dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 179) -* gawk version: Auto-set. (line 198) +* gawk version: Auto-set. (line 206) * gawk, ARGIND variable in: Other Arguments. (line 12) * gawk, awk and <1>: This Manual. (line 14) * gawk, awk and: Preface. (line 23) @@ -32127,7 +32135,7 @@ Index * gawk, distribution: Distribution contents. (line 6) * gawk, ERRNO variable in <1>: TCP/IP Networking. (line 54) -* gawk, ERRNO variable in <2>: Auto-set. (line 73) +* gawk, ERRNO variable in <2>: Auto-set. (line 81) * gawk, ERRNO variable in <3>: BEGINFILE/ENDFILE. (line 26) * gawk, ERRNO variable in <4>: Close Files And Pipes. (line 139) @@ -32144,7 +32152,7 @@ Index * gawk, FPAT variable in <1>: User-modified. (line 43) * gawk, FPAT variable in: Splitting By Content. (line 27) -* gawk, FUNCTAB array in: Auto-set. (line 114) +* gawk, FUNCTAB array in: Auto-set. (line 122) * gawk, function arguments and: Calling Built-in. (line 16) * gawk, hexadecimal numbers and: Nondecimal-numbers. (line 42) * gawk, IGNORECASE variable in <1>: Array Sorting Functions. @@ -32175,7 +32183,7 @@ Index * gawk, OS/2 version of: PC Using. (line 16) * gawk, PROCINFO array in <1>: Two-way I/O. (line 117) * gawk, PROCINFO array in <2>: Time Functions. (line 47) -* gawk, PROCINFO array in: Auto-set. (line 127) +* gawk, PROCINFO array in: Auto-set. (line 135) * gawk, regexp constants and: Using Constant Regexps. (line 28) * gawk, regular expressions, case sensitivity: Case-sensitivity. @@ -32183,14 +32191,14 @@ Index * gawk, regular expressions, operators: GNU Regexp Operators. (line 6) * gawk, regular expressions, precedence: Regexp Operators. (line 162) -* gawk, RT variable in <1>: Auto-set. (line 256) +* gawk, RT variable in <1>: Auto-set. (line 264) * gawk, RT variable in <2>: Multiple Line. (line 129) * gawk, RT variable in: awk split records. (line 124) * gawk, See Also awk: Preface. (line 36) * gawk, source code, obtaining: Getting. (line 6) * gawk, splitting fields and: Constant Size. (line 88) * gawk, string-translation functions: I18N Functions. (line 6) -* gawk, SYMTAB array in: Auto-set. (line 260) +* gawk, SYMTAB array in: Auto-set. (line 268) * gawk, TEXTDOMAIN variable in: User-modified. (line 152) * gawk, timestamps: Time Functions. (line 6) * gawk, uses for: Preface. (line 36) @@ -32277,7 +32285,7 @@ Index * Grigera, Juan: Contributors. (line 57) * group database, reading: Group Functions. (line 6) * group file: Group Functions. (line 6) -* group ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 171) +* group ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 179) * groups, information about: Group Functions. (line 6) * gsub <1>: String Functions. (line 139) * gsub: Using Constant Regexps. @@ -32573,7 +32581,7 @@ Index * mawk utility <3>: Concatenation. (line 36) * mawk utility <4>: Getline/Pipe. (line 62) * mawk utility: Escape Sequences. (line 124) -* maximum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 212) +* maximum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 220) * McIlroy, Doug: Glossary. (line 149) * McPhee, Patrick: Contributors. (line 100) * message object files: Explaining gettext. (line 42) @@ -32586,7 +32594,7 @@ Index * messages from extensions: Printing Messages. (line 6) * metacharacters in regular expressions: Regexp Operators. (line 6) * metacharacters, escape sequences for: Escape Sequences. (line 130) -* minimum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 215) +* minimum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 223) * mktime: Time Functions. (line 25) * modifiers, in format specifiers: Format Modifiers. (line 6) * monetary information, localization: Explaining gettext. (line 104) @@ -32640,7 +32648,7 @@ Index (line 47) * nexti debugger command: Debugger Execution Control. (line 49) -* NF variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 103) +* NF variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 111) * NF variable: Fields. (line 33) * NF variable, decrementing: Changing Fields. (line 107) * ni debugger command (alias for nexti): Debugger Execution Control. @@ -32649,9 +32657,9 @@ Index * non-existent array elements: Reference to Elements. (line 23) * not Boolean-logic operator: Boolean Ops. (line 6) -* NR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 122) +* NR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 130) * NR variable: Records. (line 6) -* NR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 300) +* NR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 308) * null strings <1>: Basic Data Typing. (line 26) * null strings <2>: Truth Values. (line 6) * null strings <3>: Regexp Field Splitting. @@ -32766,7 +32774,7 @@ Index * p debugger command (alias for print): Viewing And Changing Data. (line 36) * Papadopoulos, Panos: Contributors. (line 129) -* parent process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 180) +* parent process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 188) * parentheses (), in a profile: Profiling. (line 146) * parentheses (), regexp operator: Regexp Operators. (line 80) * password file: Passwd Functions. (line 16) @@ -32931,24 +32939,24 @@ Index * printing, unduplicated lines of text: Uniq Program. (line 6) * printing, user information: Id Program. (line 6) * private variables: Library Names. (line 11) -* process group idIDof gawk process: Auto-set. (line 174) -* process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 177) +* process group idIDof gawk process: Auto-set. (line 182) +* process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 185) * processes, two-way communications with: Two-way I/O. (line 23) * processing data: Basic High Level. (line 6) * PROCINFO array <1>: Passwd Functions. (line 6) * PROCINFO array <2>: Time Functions. (line 47) -* PROCINFO array: Auto-set. (line 127) +* PROCINFO array: Auto-set. (line 135) * PROCINFO array, and communications via ptys: Two-way I/O. (line 117) * PROCINFO array, and group membership: Group Functions. (line 6) * PROCINFO array, and user and group ID numbers: Id Program. (line 15) * PROCINFO array, testing the field splitting: Passwd Functions. (line 161) -* PROCINFO array, uses: Auto-set. (line 233) +* PROCINFO array, uses: Auto-set. (line 241) * PROCINFO, values of sorted_in: Controlling Scanning. (line 26) * profiling awk programs: Profiling. (line 6) * profiling awk programs, dynamically: Profiling. (line 179) -* program identifiers: Auto-set. (line 145) +* program identifiers: Auto-set. (line 153) * program, definition of: Getting Started. (line 21) * programmers, attractiveness of: Two-way I/O. (line 6) * programming conventions, --non-decimal-data option: Nondecimal Data. @@ -33108,7 +33116,7 @@ Index * right shift: Bitwise Functions. (line 52) * right shift, bitwise: Bitwise Functions. (line 32) * Ritchie, Dennis: Basic Data Typing. (line 54) -* RLENGTH variable: Auto-set. (line 243) +* RLENGTH variable: Auto-set. (line 251) * RLENGTH variable, match() function and: String Functions. (line 224) * Robbins, Arnold <1>: Future Extensions. (line 6) * Robbins, Arnold <2>: Bugs. (line 32) @@ -33137,9 +33145,9 @@ Index * RS variable: awk split records. (line 12) * RS variable, multiline records and: Multiple Line. (line 17) * rshift: Bitwise Functions. (line 52) -* RSTART variable: Auto-set. (line 249) +* RSTART variable: Auto-set. (line 257) * RSTART variable, match() function and: String Functions. (line 224) -* RT variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 256) +* RT variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 264) * RT variable <2>: Multiple Line. (line 129) * RT variable: awk split records. (line 124) * Rubin, Paul <1>: Contributors. (line 15) @@ -33159,7 +33167,7 @@ Index * scanning arrays: Scanning an Array. (line 6) * scanning multidimensional arrays: Multiscanning. (line 11) * Schorr, Andrew <1>: Contributors. (line 134) -* Schorr, Andrew <2>: Auto-set. (line 283) +* Schorr, Andrew <2>: Auto-set. (line 291) * Schorr, Andrew: Acknowledgments. (line 60) * Schreiber, Bert: Acknowledgments. (line 38) * Schreiber, Rita: Acknowledgments. (line 38) @@ -33247,7 +33255,7 @@ Index (line 110) * sidebar, Changing FS Does Not Affect the Fields: Field Splitting Summary. (line 38) -* sidebar, Changing NR and FNR: Auto-set. (line 298) +* sidebar, Changing NR and FNR: Auto-set. (line 306) * sidebar, Controlling Output Buffering with system(): I/O Functions. (line 138) * sidebar, Escape Sequences for Metacharacters: Escape Sequences. @@ -33409,9 +33417,9 @@ Index * substr: String Functions. (line 479) * substring: String Functions. (line 479) * Sumner, Andrew: Other Versions. (line 64) -* supplementary groups of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 228) +* supplementary groups of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 236) * switch statement: Switch Statement. (line 6) -* SYMTAB array: Auto-set. (line 260) +* SYMTAB array: Auto-set. (line 268) * syntactic ambiguity: /= operator vs. /=.../ regexp constant: Assignment Ops. (line 148) * system: I/O Functions. (line 75) @@ -33589,10 +33597,10 @@ Index * variables, uninitialized, as array subscripts: Uninitialized Subscripts. (line 6) * variables, user-defined: Variables. (line 6) -* version of gawk: Auto-set. (line 198) -* version of gawk extension API: Auto-set. (line 223) -* version of GNU MP library: Auto-set. (line 209) -* version of GNU MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 205) +* version of gawk: Auto-set. (line 206) +* version of gawk extension API: Auto-set. (line 231) +* version of GNU MP library: Auto-set. (line 217) +* version of GNU MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 213) * vertical bar (|): Regexp Operators. (line 70) * vertical bar (|), | operator (I/O) <1>: Precedence. (line 65) * vertical bar (|), | operator (I/O): Getline/Pipe. (line 9) @@ -33877,350 +33885,350 @@ Node: Built-in Variables420302 Node: User-modified421429 Ref: User-modified-Footnote-1429114 Node: Auto-set429176 -Ref: Auto-set-Footnote-1441722 -Ref: Auto-set-Footnote-2441927 -Node: ARGC and ARGV441983 -Node: Pattern Action Summary445822 -Node: Arrays448045 -Node: Array Basics449594 -Node: Array Intro450420 -Ref: figure-array-elements452393 -Node: Reference to Elements454800 -Node: Assigning Elements457073 -Node: Array Example457564 -Node: Scanning an Array459296 -Node: Controlling Scanning462311 -Ref: Controlling Scanning-Footnote-1467484 -Node: Delete467800 -Ref: Delete-Footnote-1470565 -Node: Numeric Array Subscripts470622 -Node: Uninitialized Subscripts472805 -Node: Multidimensional474430 -Node: Multiscanning477523 -Node: Arrays of Arrays479112 -Node: Arrays Summary483775 -Node: Functions485880 -Node: Built-in486753 -Node: Calling Built-in487831 -Node: Numeric Functions489819 -Ref: Numeric Functions-Footnote-1493653 -Ref: Numeric 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An associative array containing the values of the environment. The array indices are the environment variable names; the elements are the values of the particular environment variables. For example, -@code{ENVIRON["HOME"]} might be @code{"/home/arnold"}. Changing this array -does not affect the environment passed on to any programs that -@command{awk} may spawn via redirection or the @code{system()} function. -(In a future version of @command{gawk}, it may do so.) +@code{ENVIRON["HOME"]} might be @code{/home/arnold}. + +For POSIX @command{awk}, changing this array does not affect the +environment passed on to any programs that @command{awk} may spawn via +redirection or the @code{system()} function. + +However, beginning with version 4.2, if not in POSIX +compatibility mode, @command{gawk} does update its own environment when +@code{ENVIRON} is changed, thus changing the environment seen by programs +that it creates. You should therefore be especially careful if you +modify @code{ENVIRON["PATH"]"}, which is the search path for finding +executable programs. Some operating systems may not have environment variables. On such systems, the @code{ENVIRON} array is empty (except for @@ -37527,9 +37535,10 @@ mail at the Internet address noted previously. If you find bugs in one of the non-Unix ports of @command{gawk}, please send an electronic mail message to the person who maintains that port. They -are named in the following list, as well as in the @file{README} file in the @command{gawk} -distribution. Information in the @file{README} file should be considered -authoritative if it conflicts with this @value{DOCUMENT}. +are named in the following list, as well as in the @file{README} file +in the @command{gawk} distribution. Information in the @file{README} +file should be considered authoritative if it conflicts with this +@value{DOCUMENT}. The people maintaining the non-Unix ports of @command{gawk} are as follows: @@ -37557,7 +37566,8 @@ John Malmberg, @EMAIL{wb8tyw@@qsl.net,wb8tyw at qsl.net}. @end multitable If your bug is also reproducible under Unix, please send a copy of your -report to the @EMAIL{bug-gawk@@gnu.org,bug-gawk at gnu dot org} email list as well. +report to the @EMAIL{bug-gawk@@gnu.org,bug-gawk at gnu dot org} email +list as well. @c ENDOFRANGE dbugg @c ENDOFRANGE tblgawb diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in index e2d10da9..14638c5e 100644 --- a/doc/gawktexi.in +++ b/doc/gawktexi.in @@ -13783,10 +13783,18 @@ next file is opened. An associative array containing the values of the environment. The array indices are the environment variable names; the elements are the values of the particular environment variables. For example, -@code{ENVIRON["HOME"]} might be @code{"/home/arnold"}. Changing this array -does not affect the environment passed on to any programs that -@command{awk} may spawn via redirection or the @code{system()} function. -(In a future version of @command{gawk}, it may do so.) +@code{ENVIRON["HOME"]} might be @code{/home/arnold}. + +For POSIX @command{awk}, changing this array does not affect the +environment passed on to any programs that @command{awk} may spawn via +redirection or the @code{system()} function. + +However, beginning with version 4.2, if not in POSIX +compatibility mode, @command{gawk} does update its own environment when +@code{ENVIRON} is changed, thus changing the environment seen by programs +that it creates. You should therefore be especially careful if you +modify @code{ENVIRON["PATH"]"}, which is the search path for finding +executable programs. Some operating systems may not have environment variables. On such systems, the @code{ENVIRON} array is empty (except for @@ -36671,9 +36679,10 @@ mail at the Internet address noted previously. If you find bugs in one of the non-Unix ports of @command{gawk}, please send an electronic mail message to the person who maintains that port. They -are named in the following list, as well as in the @file{README} file in the @command{gawk} -distribution. Information in the @file{README} file should be considered -authoritative if it conflicts with this @value{DOCUMENT}. +are named in the following list, as well as in the @file{README} file +in the @command{gawk} distribution. Information in the @file{README} +file should be considered authoritative if it conflicts with this +@value{DOCUMENT}. The people maintaining the non-Unix ports of @command{gawk} are as follows: @@ -36701,7 +36710,8 @@ John Malmberg, @EMAIL{wb8tyw@@qsl.net,wb8tyw at qsl.net}. @end multitable If your bug is also reproducible under Unix, please send a copy of your -report to the @EMAIL{bug-gawk@@gnu.org,bug-gawk at gnu dot org} email list as well. +report to the @EMAIL{bug-gawk@@gnu.org,bug-gawk at gnu dot org} email +list as well. @c ENDOFRANGE dbugg @c ENDOFRANGE tblgawb |