You can use CTRL/Z to exit from DEC DATATRIEVE when you are at the DTR> prompt. It has the same effect as typing EXIT. You can also use CTRL/Z to terminate the current statement and get back to the DTR> prompt.
1 – Example
Enter CTRL/Z to the Enter prompt of a STORE statement: DTR> READY YACHTS WRITE DTR> STORE YACHTS Enter MANUFACTURER: <CTRL/Z> Execution terminated by operator DTR>