Type
Punctuation Symbol

Purpose
A period marks the end of an action that may or may not be followed by other actions.
In a script, you must insert a period after:
Any DQL Control command.
Any assign, break, define, or exit Procedural command and after each action in a case, if, or while command.
The last item in a list records, modify records, delete records, or enter a record Processing command.
Except when the period is used as a decimal point in a numeric value, you must insert a space between an action item and the terminating period.

Example
for MEMBERS ;
list records
LAST NAME in order ;
TOTAL DUE .
end

This script tells DataEase: list each member's LAST NAME and TOTAL DUE. The report output, arranged in alphabetical order by LAST NAME, might look like this:

Last Name
Total Due
Adams
85.00
Albert
120.00
Anders
120.00
Andersen
70.00
Anderson
115.00
Archer
155.00
Baldwin
100.00
Beauchamp
35.00