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- GENERAL
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- OPTION VERSION "BYWATER"
- REM INTERNAL ID: B15
- REM DESCRIPTION: Bywater BASIC 3
- REM REFERENCE: Bywater BASIC Interpreter, version 3.20
- REM by Ted A. Campbell, Jon B. Volkoff, Paul Edwards, et al.
- REM (c) 2014-2017, Howard Wulf, AF5NE
- REM http://wwww.sourceforge.net/bwbasic/
- REM bwbasic-3.20.zip
- REM
- OPTION STRICT OFF
- OPTION ANGLE RADIANS
- OPTION BUGS ON
- OPTION LABELS ON
- OPTION COMPARE BINARY
- OPTION COVERAGE OFF
- OPTION TRACE ON
- OPTION ERROR GOTO
- OPTION IMPLICIT
- OPTION BASE 0
- OPTION RECLEN 128
- OPTION DATE "%m/%d/%Y"
- OPTION TIME "%H:%M:%S"
- OPTION PUNCT STRING "$"
- OPTION PUNCT DOUBLE "#"
- OPTION PUNCT SINGLE "!"
- OPTION PUNCT CURRENCY "@"
- OPTION PUNCT LONG "&"
- OPTION PUNCT INTEGER "%"
- OPTION PUNCT BYTE "~"
- OPTION PUNCT QUOTE """
- OPTION PUNCT COMMENT "'"
- OPTION PUNCT STATEMENT ":"
- OPTION PUNCT PRINT "?"
- OPTION PUNCT INPUT " "
- OPTION PUNCT IMAGE " "
- OPTION PUNCT LPAREN "("
- OPTION PUNCT RPAREN ")"
- OPTION PUNCT FILENUM "#"
- OPTION PUNCT AT "@"
- OPTION USING DIGIT "#"
- OPTION USING COMMA ","
- OPTION USING PERIOD "."
- OPTION USING PLUS "+"
- OPTION USING MINUS "-"
- OPTION USING EXRAD "^"
- OPTION USING DOLLAR "$"
- OPTION USING FILLER "*"
- OPTION USING LITERAL "_"
- OPTION USING FIRST "!"
- OPTION USING ALL "&"
- OPTION USING LENGTH "\"
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- COMMANDS
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-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: APPEND filename$
- DESCRIPTION: Merges the BASIC program in filename$ into the
- current BASIC program; lines in filename$
- replace any matching lines in the current
- program.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: AS
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: AUTO [start [, increment]]
- DESCRIPTION: Automatic line numbering for manual program
- entry. If the line already exists, then an
- asterisk is displayed and pressing ENTER
- leaves the line as-is. If the line does not
- exist, then an asterisk is not displayed and
- pressing ENTER terminates AUTO mode.
- Regardless whether the line exists, entering
- the command MAN will terminate AUTO mode.
- AUTO mode is also terminated by any ERROR or
- by pressing control-C.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: BREAK line [, ...]]
- DESCRIPTION: Diagnostic command to stop execution at the
- specified line(s). BREAK only applies to
- user-numbered lines. For multi-statement
- lines, BREAK only applies to the first
- statement. BREAK effectively inserts a
- hidden STOP command immediately after the
- line number. Once a BREAK occurrs on a
- specified line, it is automatically removed.
- To remove all existing BREAKs, execute BREAK
- without any line numbers.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: BYE
- DESCRIPTION: Exits to the operating system.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CALL subname( [parameter [, ...] ] )
- DESCRIPTION: Calls a subroutine that was defined by SUB and
- END SUB.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CASE constant [TO constant]
- DESCRIPTION: Introduces an element of a SELECT CASE
- statement. Multiple tests must be seperated
- a comma. For example: CASE 1, 2 TO 3, IS >
- 4, IF < 5
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CASE IF operator constant
- DESCRIPTION: Introduces an element of a SELECT CASE
- statement. Multiple tests must be seperated
- a comma. For example: CASE 1, 2 TO 3, IS >
- 4, IF < 5
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CASE IS operator constant
- DESCRIPTION: Introduces an element of a SELECT CASE
- statement. Multiple tests must be seperated
- a comma. For example: CASE 1, 2 TO 3, IS >
- 4, IF < 5
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CASE ELSE
- DESCRIPTION: Introduces a default SELECT CASE element.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CHAIN filename$ [, linenumber]
- DESCRIPTION: Load and execute another BASIC program,
- without clearing common variables. For
- System/370, the syntax is CHAIN
- filename$,parameter$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CHANGE A$ TO X
- DESCRIPTION: Changes a string to a numeric array.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CHANGE X TO A$
- DESCRIPTION: Changes a numeric array to a string.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CLEAR
- DESCRIPTION: Sets all numeric variables to 0, and all
- string variables to empty strings.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CLOAD [filename$]
- DESCRIPTION: Loads an ASCII BASIC program into memory.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CLOAD* arrayname
- DESCRIPTION: Loads a numeric array from a file saved using
- CSAVE*.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CMDS
- DESCRIPTION: Prints a list of all implemented BASIC
- commands.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: COMMON variable [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Designates variables to be passed to a CHAINed
- program.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CONST variable [, ...] = value
- DESCRIPTION: Assigns the value to variable. Any later
- assignment to the variable causus a VARIABLE
- NOT DECLARED error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CONT
- DESCRIPTION: Continue a BASIC program after a STOP has been
- executed. Program resumes at the line after
- the STOP.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CSAVE [filename$]
- DESCRIPTION: Saves the current program into the file
- filename$ in ASCII format.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: CSAVE* ArrayName
- DESCRIPTION: Saves a numeric array into a file for later
- loading by CLOAD*.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DATA constant [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Stores numeric and string constants to be
- accessed by READ.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DEF FNname[( arg [,...] )] = value
- DESCRIPTION: Defines a single-line function. Single-line
- functions require an equal sign.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DEF FNname[( arg [,...] )]
- DESCRIPTION: Defines a multiline function. Multi-line DEF
- functions do not have an equal sign and must
- end with FNEND.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DEFBYT letter[-letter] [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Declares variables with single-letter names as
- numeric variables.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DEFCUR letter[-letter] [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Declares variables with single-letter names as
- numeric variables.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DEFDBL letter[-letter] [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Declares variables with single-letter names as
- numeric variables.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DEFINT letter[-letter] [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Declares variables with single-letter names as
- numeric variables.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DEFLNG letter[-letter] [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Declares variables with single-letter names as
- numeric variables.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DEFSNG letter[-letter] [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Declares variables with single-letter names as
- numeric variables.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DEFSTR letter[-letter] [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Declares variables with single-letter names as
- string variables.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DELETE line [- line]
- DESCRIPTION: Deletes program lines indicated by the
- argument(s). All program lines have a
- number, which is visible with the LIST
- command. If line numbers are not provided,
- they are assigned beginning with 1. Deleting
- a non-existing line does not cause an error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DIM [# filenum,] variable([ lower TO ] upper)
- DESCRIPTION: Declares variables and specifies the
- dimensions of array variables. For array
- variables, if the lower bound is not
- provided, then the OPTION BASE value is used.
- If filenum is provided, then the variable is
- virtual.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DO UNTIL value
- DESCRIPTION: Top of a DO - LOOP structure. Exits when
- value is non-zero.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DO
- DESCRIPTION: Top of a DO - LOOP structure. If the loop is
- not terminated by EXIT DO or LOOP UNTIL or
- LOOP WHILE, then it will loop forever.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DO WHILE value
- DESCRIPTION: Top of a DO - LOOP structure. Exits when
- value is zero.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: DSP variable [, ...]]
- DESCRIPTION: Diagnostic command to display the value every
- time the variable is assigned. To remove all
- existing DSPs, execute DSP without any
- variables.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: EDIT
- DESCRIPTION: implementation defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: ELSE
- DESCRIPTION: Introduces a default condition in a multi-line
- IF statement.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: ELSEIF
- DESCRIPTION: Introduces a secondary condition in a
- multi-line IF statement.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: END
- DESCRIPTION: Terminates program execution. If the BASIC
- program was executed from the operating
- system level, then control returns to the
- operating system, oterwise control reuturns
- to the BASIC prompt.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: END FUNCTION
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the last line of a multi-line
- FUNCTION definition.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: END IF
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the last line of a multi-line IF
- definition.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: END SELECT
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the last line of a multi-line SELECT
- CASE definition.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: END SUB
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the last line of a multi-line SUB
- definition.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: ERASE variable [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Eliminates arrayed variables from a program.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: EXCHANGE variable, variable
- DESCRIPTION: Swaps the values of two variables. Both
- variables must be of the same type.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: EXIT
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: EXIT DO
- DESCRIPTION: Immediately exits the inner-most DO-LOOP
- strucure.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: EXIT FOR
- DESCRIPTION: Immediately exits the inner-most FOR-NEXT
- strucure.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: EXIT FUNCTION
- DESCRIPTION: Immediately exits the inner-most multi-line
- FUNCTION strucure.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: EXIT REPEAT
- DESCRIPTION: Exit a REPEAT - UNTIL structure.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: EXIT SUB
- DESCRIPTION: Immediately exits the inner-most multi-line
- SUB strucure.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: EXIT WHILE
- DESCRIPTION: Immediately exits the inner-most WHILE-END
- strucure.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: FIELD [#] filenum, number AS variable$ [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Assigns number bytes in the buffer of random
- file filenum to the variable variable$. GET
- will automatically update the variable, and
- PUT will automatically use the variable.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: FNCS
- DESCRIPTION: Prints a list of all pre-defined BASIC
- functions.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: FNEND
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the last line of a multi-line DEF
- function.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: FOR variable = start TO finish [STEP
- increment]
- DESCRIPTION: Top of a FOR - NEXT structure. The loop will
- continue a fixed number of times, which is
- determined by the values of start, finish,
- and increment.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: FUNCTION [ ( parameter [, ... ] ) ]
- DESCRIPTION: Top line of a multi-line FUNCTION definition.
- The variable names specified are local to the
- FUNCTION definition, and are initialized
- BYVAL when the function is invoked by another
- routine.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: GO
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: GO SUB line
- DESCRIPTION: Initiates a subroutine call to the line
- specified. The subroutine must end with
- RETURN. The line may be a number or a label.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: GO TO line
- DESCRIPTION: Branches program execution to the specified
- line. The line may be a number or a label.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: GOODBYE
- DESCRIPTION: Exits to the operating system.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: GOSUB line
- DESCRIPTION: Initiates a subroutine call to the line
- specified. The subroutine must end with
- RETURN. The line may be a number or a label.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: GOTO line
- DESCRIPTION: Branches program execution to the specified
- line. The line may be a number or a label.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: HELP name
- DESCRIPTION: Provides help on the specified name which is a
- command name or function name.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: IF value THEN line1 [ELSE line2]
- DESCRIPTION: Single line standard IF command. If the value
- is non-zero, then branh to line1. If the
- value is zero and ELSE is provided, then
- branch to line2. Otherwise continue to the
- next line. LABELS are not allowed.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: IF value THEN
- DESCRIPTION: Top of a multi-line IF - END IF structure. If
- the value is non-zero, then the program lines
- upto the next ELSE or ELSE IF command are
- executed, otherwise the program branches to
- the next ELSE or ELSE IF command.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: INPUT "prompt string" , variable [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Reads input from the terminal after displaying
- a prompt.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: INPUT # filenum , variable [, ...]s
- DESCRIPTION: Reads input from the file specified by
- filenum.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: INPUT variable [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Reads input from the terminal.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: INPUT LINE variable$
- DESCRIPTION: Reads entire line from the terminal into
- variable$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: INPUT LINE # filenum , variable$
- DESCRIPTION: Reads entire line from a file into variable$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: INPUT LINE "prompt string" , variable$
- DESCRIPTION: Reads entire line from the terminal into
- variable$ after displaying a prompt
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: [LET] variable [, ...] = value
- DESCRIPTION: Assigns the value to the variable. The LET
- keyword is optional.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: LINE
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: LINE INPUT [[#] filenum,]["prompt string";]
- variable$
- DESCRIPTION: Reads entire line from the keyboard or a file
- into variable$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: LIST line1 [- line2]
- DESCRIPTION: Lists BASIC program lines from line1 to line2
- to the console on stdout.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: LISTNH line1 [- line2]
- DESCRIPTION: Lists BASIC program lines from line1 to line2
- to the console on stdout.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: LLIST line1 [- line2]
- DESCRIPTION: Lists BASIC program lines from line1 to line2
- to the printer on stderr.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: LOAD [filename$]
- DESCRIPTION: Loads an ASCII BASIC program into memory.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: LOOP UNTIL value
- DESCRIPTION: Bottom of a DO - LOOP structure. Exits when
- value is nonz-zero.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: LOOP WHILE value
- DESCRIPTION: Bottom of a DO - LOOP structure. Exits when
- value is zero.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: LOOP
- DESCRIPTION: Bottom of a DO - LOOP structure. If the loop
- is not terminated by EXIT DO or DO UNTIL or
- DO WHILE, then it will loop forever.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: LPRINT [USING format-string$;] value ...
- DESCRIPTION: Send output to the printer (stderr).
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: LSET variable$ = value
- DESCRIPTION: Left-aligns the value into variable$. If the
- length of the value is too short, then it is
- padded on the right with spaces. If the
- length of the value is too long, then it is
- truncated on the right. This is only for use
- with variables assigned to a random access
- buffer with FIELD command.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER
- DESCRIPTION: This command is reserved for use by the
- Bywater BASIC maintainer. It is not for the
- BASIC programmer.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER CMDS
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER CMDS HTML
- DESCRIPTION: Dump COMMAND vs VERSION as HTML table
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER CMDS ID
- DESCRIPTION: Dump COMMAND #define.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER CMDS MANUAL
- DESCRIPTION: Dump COMMAND manual.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER CMDS_SWITCH
- DESCRIPTION: Dump COMMAND switch.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER CMDS TABLE
- DESCRIPTION: Dump COMMAND table.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER DEBUG
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER DEBUG OFF
- DESCRIPTION: Disable degug tracing.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER DEBUG ON
- DESCRIPTION: Enable degug tracing.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER FNCS
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER FNCS HTML
- DESCRIPTION: Dump FUNCTION vs VERSION as HTML table.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER FNCS ID
- DESCRIPTION: Dump FUNCTION #define.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER FNCS MANUAL
- DESCRIPTION: Dump FUNCTION manual.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER FNCS SWITCH
- DESCRIPTION: Dump FUNCTION switch.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER FNCS TABLE
- DESCRIPTION: Dump FUNCTION table.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER MANUAL
- DESCRIPTION: Dump manual for the currently selected OPTION
- VERSION.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MAINTAINER STACK
- DESCRIPTION: Dump the BASIC stack.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MARGIN # filenumber, width
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the file margin for writing; filenumber
- <= 0 is ignored.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MERGE filename$
- DESCRIPTION: Merges the BASIC program in filename$ into the
- current BASIC program. Lines in filename$
- replace any matching lines in the current
- program.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: MID$( variable$, start [, count ] ) = value
- DESCRIPTION: Replaces a subtring of variable$ with value.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: NAME old$ AS new$
- DESCRIPTION: Changes the name of an existing file.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: NEW
- DESCRIPTION: Deletes the program in memory and clears all
- variables.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: NEXT [variable]
- DESCRIPTION: The bottom line of a FOR - NEXT structure.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OF
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: ON value GOSUB line [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Calls based on the rounded value.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: ON value GOTO line [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Branches based on the rounded value.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: ON ERROR
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: ON ERROR GOSUB errline
- DESCRIPTION: When a trappable error occurs, execute GOSUB
- errline. The error handler must terminate
- with a RETURN command. If the line number is
- 0 (zerp), then use the default error handler.
- Valid when OPTION ERROR GOSUB.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: ON ERROR GOTO errline
- DESCRIPTION: When a trappable error occurs, execute GOTO
- errline. The error handler must terminate
- with a RESUME command. If the line number is
- 0 (zerp), then use the default error handler.
- Valid when OPTION ERROR GOTO.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: ON ERROR RESUME
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: ON ERROR RESUME NEXT
- DESCRIPTION: When a trappable error occurs, execution
- continues with the next line. Valid when
- OPTION ERROR GOTO.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: ON ERROR RETURN
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: ON ERROR RETURN NEXT
- DESCRIPTION: When a trappable error occurs, execution
- continues with the next line. Valid when
- OPTION ERROR GOSUB.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: ON TIMER count GOSUB line
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies a line (or label) to gosub when
- count seconds have elaspsed after TIMER ON is
- executed. The interrupt routine should end
- with a RETURN command. Timer events only
- occur in running BASIC programs. The
- resolution of the clock is implementation
- defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPEN filename$
- FOR INPUT|OUTPUT|APPEND|BINARY|RANDOM|VIRTUAL
- AS [#] fileenumber
- [LEN [=] record-length]
- DESCRIPTION: Opens a file for use.
- RANDOM requires LEN.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ANGLE
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ANGLE DEGREES
- DESCRIPTION: Configures these math functions to accept and
- return angles in degrees: ACOS, ACS, ANGLE,
- ARCSIN, ASIN, ASN, ARCTAN, ATN, ATAN, COS,
- COT, CSC, SEC, SIN and TAN.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ANGLE GRADIANS
- DESCRIPTION: Configures these math functions to accept and
- return angles in gradians: ACOS, ANGLE,
- ASIN, ASN, ATN, ATAN, COS, COT, CSC, SEC, SIN
- and TAN.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ANGLE RADIANS
- DESCRIPTION: Configures these math functions to accept and
- return angles in radians: ACOS, ANGLE, ASIN,
- ASN, ATN, ATAN, COS, COT, CSC, SEC, SIN and
- TAN.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ARITHMETIC
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ARITHMETIC DECIMAL
- DESCRIPTION: Currently has no effect.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ARITHMETIC FIXED
- DESCRIPTION: Currently has no effect.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ARITHMETIC NATIVE
- DESCRIPTION: Currently has no effect.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION BASE integer
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the default lowest array subscript.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION BUGS
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION BUGS BOOLEAN
- DESCRIPTION: Boolean results are 1 or 0 instead of bitwise.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION BUGS OFF
- DESCRIPTION: Disables bugs commonly found in many BASIC
- dialects.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION BUGS ON
- DESCRIPTION: Enables bugs commonly found in many BASIC
- dialects.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION COMPARE
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION COMPARE BINARY
- DESCRIPTION: Causes string comparisons to be
- case-sensitive.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION COMPARE DATABASE
- DESCRIPTION: Causes string comparisons to be
- case-insensitive.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION COMPARE TEXT
- DESCRIPTION: Causes string comparisons to be
- case-insensitive.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION COVERAGE
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION COVERAGE OFF
- DESCRIPTION: Disables BASIC code coverage recording,
- displayed using the LIST command.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION COVERAGE ON
- DESCRIPTION: Enables BASIC code coverage recording,
- displayed using the LIST command.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION DATE format$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the date format string used by C
- strftime() for DATE$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION DIGITS integer
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the number of significant digits for
- PRINT. Setting the value to zero restores
- the default.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION DISABLE
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION DISABLE COMMAND name$
- DESCRIPTION: Disables the specified BASIC command.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION DISABLE FUNCTION name$
- DESCRIPTION: Disables the specified BASIC function.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION DISABLE OPERATOR name$
- DESCRIPTION: Disables the specified BASIC operator.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION EDIT string$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the program name used by the EDIT
- command.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ENABLE
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ENABLE COMMAND name$
- DESCRIPTION: Enables the specified BASIC command.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ENABLE FUNCTION name$
- DESCRIPTION: Enables the specified BASIC function.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ENABLE OPERATOR name$
- DESCRIPTION: Enables the specified BASIC operator.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ERROR
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ERROR GOSUB
- DESCRIPTION: When an error occurs, GOSUB to the error
- handler. The error handler exits with
- RETURN.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ERROR GOTO
- DESCRIPTION: When an error occurs, GOTO to the error
- handler. The error handler exits with
- RESUME.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION EXPLICIT
- DESCRIPTION: All variables must be declared using DIM.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION EXTENSION string$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the BASIC filename extension, commonly
- ".bas".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION FILES string$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the program name used by the FILES
- command.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION IMPLICIT
- DESCRIPTION: Variables need not be declared using DIM,
- provided arrays have no more that 10
- elements. This is the opposite of OPTION
- EXPLICIT, and is the default for all versions
- of BASIC.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION INDENT integer
- DESCRIPTION: Sets indention level for LIST. Zero means no
- indention. Default is 2.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION LABELS
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION LABELS OFF
- DESCRIPTION: Disables text labels.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION LABELS ON
- DESCRIPTION: Enables text labels.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PROMPT string$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the BASIC prompt.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT AT char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the PRINT AT character, commonly "@".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT BYTE char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the suffix character that indicates a
- variable is of type BYTE, commonly "~".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT COMMENT char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the shortcut COMMENT character.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT CURRENCY char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the suffix character that indicates a
- variable is of type CURRENCY, commonly "@".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT DOUBLE char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the suffix character that indicates a
- variable is of type DOUBLE, commonly "#".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT FILENUM char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the FILE NUMBER prefix character,
- commonly "#".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT IMAGE char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the shortcut IMAGE character, commonly
- ":".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT INPUT char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the shortcut INPUT character, commonly
- "!".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT INTEGER char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the suffix character that indicates a
- variable is of type INTEGER, commonly "%".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT LONG char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the suffix character that indicates a
- variable is of type LONG, commonly "&".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT LPAREN char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the LEFT PARENTHESIS character, commonly
- "(".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT_PRINT char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the shortcut PRINT character, commonly
- "?".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT QUOTE char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the QUOTE character, commonly """
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT RPAREN char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the RIGHT PARENTHESIS character, commonly
- ")".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT SINGLE char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the suffix character that indicates a
- variable is of type SINGLE, commonly "!".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT STATEMENT char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the statement seperator character,
- commonly ":".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION PUNCT STRING char$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the suffix character that indicates a
- variable is of type STRING, commonly "$".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION RECLEN integer
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the default RANDOM record length.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION RENUM string$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the program name used by the RENUM
- command.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ROUND
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ROUND BANK
- DESCRIPTION: Round using the Banker rule.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ROUND MATH
- DESCRIPTION: Round using mathematical rules.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ROUND TRUNCATE
- DESCRIPTION: Round using truncation.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION SCALE integer
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the number of digits to round after the
- decimal point for PRINT. Setting the value
- to zero disables rounding.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION SLEEP double
- DESCRIPTION: Sets multiplier for SLEEP and WAIT. Zero
- means no waiting. Default is 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION STDERR filename$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the file used for STDERR, which is used
- by LPRINT commands.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION STDIN filename$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the file used for STDIN, which is used by
- INPUT commands.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION STDOUT filename$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the file used for STDOUT, which is used
- by PRINT commands.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION STRICT
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION STRICT OFF
- DESCRIPTION: Disables checking for implicit array creation
- without using the DIM command.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION STRICT ON
- DESCRIPTION: Enables checking for implicit array creation
- without using the DIM command.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION TERMINAL
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION TERMINAL ADM
- DESCRIPTION: Enables ADM-3A terminal control codes for CLS,
- COLOR, and LOCATE.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION TERMINAL ANSI
- DESCRIPTION: Enables ANSI terminal control codes for CLS,
- COLOR, and LOCATE.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION TERMINAL NONE
- DESCRIPTION: Disables terminal control codes for CLS,
- COLOR, and LOCATE.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION TIME format$
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the time format string used by C
- strftime() for TIME$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION TRACE
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION TRACE OFF
- DESCRIPTION: Disables displaying a stack trace when an
- ERROR occurs.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION TRACE ON
- DESCRIPTION: Enables displaying a stack trace when an ERROR
- occurs.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION USING
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION USING ALL char$
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the magic ALL character for the
- PRINT USING command. A common value is "&".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION USING COMMA char$
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the magic COMMA character for the
- PRINT USING command. A common value is ",".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION USING DIGIT char$
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the magic DIGIT character for the
- PRINT USING command. A common value is "#".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION USING DOLLAR char$
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the magic DOLLAR character for the
- PRINT USING command. A common value is "$".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION USING EXRAD char$
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the magic EXRAD character for the
- PRINT USING command. A common value is "^".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION USING FILLER char$
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the magic FILLER character for the
- PRINT USING command. A common value is "*".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION USING FIRST char$
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the magic FIRST character for the
- PRINT USING command. A common value is "!".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION USING LENGTH char$
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the magic LENGTH character for the
- PRINT USING command. A common value is "\".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION USING LITERAL char$
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the magic LITERAL character for the
- PRINT USING command. A common value is "_".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION USING MINUS char$
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the magic MINUS character for the
- PRINT USING command. A common value is "-".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION USING PERIOD char$
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the magic PERIOD character for the
- PRINT USING command. A common value is ".".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION USING PLUS char$
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the magic PLUS character for the
- PRINT USING command. A common value is "+".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION VERSION version$
- DESCRIPTION: Selects a specific BASIC version, which is a
- combination of OPTION settings, commands,
- functions and operators. If no version is
- specified, displays a list of the available
- versions.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: OPTION ZONE integer
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the PRINT zone width. Setting the value
- to zero restores the default.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: POP
- DESCRIPTION: Pops one GOSUB from the return stack.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: PRINT # filenum , [USING format$;] value ...
- DESCRIPTION: Sends output to a file.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: PRINT [USING format$;] value ...
- DESCRIPTION: Sends output to the screen.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: QUIT
- DESCRIPTION: Exits to the operating system.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: READ variable [, ...]
- DESCRIPTION: Reads values from DATA statements.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: RECALL ArrayName
- DESCRIPTION: Loads a numeric array from a file saved using
- STORE.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: REM ...
- DESCRIPTION: Remark.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: RENUM
- DESCRIPTION: Implementation defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: REPEAT
- DESCRIPTION: Top of a REPEAT - UNTIL structure.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: RESTORE [line]
- DESCRIPTION: Resets the line used for the next READ
- statement. line may be either a number or a
- label.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: RESUME
- DESCRIPTION: Used in an error handler to specify the next
- line to execute. Branch to ERL.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: RESUME line
- DESCRIPTION: Used in an error handler to specify the next
- line to execute. Branch to the specified
- line.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: RESUME NEXT
- DESCRIPTION: Used in an error handler to specify the next
- line to execute. Branch to the line after
- ERL.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: RESUME 0
- DESCRIPTION: Used in an error handler to specify the next
- line to execute. Branch to ERL.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: RETURN
- DESCRIPTION: Concludes a subroutine called by GOSUB.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: RSET variable$ = value
- DESCRIPTION: Right-aligns the value into variable$. If the
- length of the value is too short, then it is
- padded on the left with spaces. If the
- length of the value is too long, then it is
- truncated on the right. This is only for use
- with variables assigned to a random access
- buffer with FIELD command.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: RUN filename$
- DESCRIPTION: Loads a new BAASIC program and executes the
- program from the start.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: RUN line
- DESCRIPTION: Executes the program in memory beginning at
- line.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: RUN
- DESCRIPTION: Executes the program in memory from the start.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: RUNNH line
- DESCRIPTION: Executes the program in memory beginning at
- line.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: RUNNH filename$
- DESCRIPTION: Loads a new BAASIC program and executes the
- program from the start.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: RUNNH
- DESCRIPTION: Executes the program in memory from the start.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: SAVE [filename$]
- DESCRIPTION: Saves the current program into the file
- filename$ in ASCII format.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: SELECT
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: SELECT CASE value
- DESCRIPTION: Introduces a multi-line conditional selection
- statement.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: STEP
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: STOP
- DESCRIPTION: Interrupts program execution and displays the
- line number of the STOP command. For use
- when debugging BASIC programs. Whether STOP
- issues a SIGINT signal is implementation
- defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: STORE ArrayName
- DESCRIPTION: Saves a numeric array into a file for later
- loading by RECALL.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: SUB name [ ( parameter [,...] ) ]
- DESCRIPTION: Top line of a multi-line SUB definition. The
- variable names specified are local to the SUB
- definition, and are initialized BYVAL when
- the subroutine is invoked by another routine.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: SUBEND
- DESCRIPTION: Specifies the last line of a multi-line SUB
- definition. Same as END SUB.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: SWAP variable, variable
- DESCRIPTION: Swaps the values of two variables. Both
- variables must be of the same type.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: SYSTEM
- DESCRIPTION: Exits to the operating system.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: THEN
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: TIMER
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: TIMER OFF
- DESCRIPTION: TIMER OFF terminates the timer interrupt.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: TIMER ON
- DESCRIPTION: TIMER ON enables the timer interrupt. When
- the specified seconds have elapsed, TIMER
- STOP is internaly executed before the
- interrupt is taken. TIMER ON should be
- executed just before the RETURN command if
- you want the interrupt to occur again.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: TIMER STOP
- DESCRIPTION: TIMER STOP disables the interrupt, but the
- count continues.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: TLOAD [filename$]
- DESCRIPTION: Loads an ASCII BASIC program into memory.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: TO
- DESCRIPTION: Syntax Error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: TSAVE [filename$]
- DESCRIPTION: Saves the current program into the file
- filename$ in ASCII format.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: UNTIL value
- DESCRIPTION: Bottom of a REPEAT - UNTIL. If the value is
- non-zero, then the loop is terminated.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: VARS
- DESCRIPTION: Prints a list of all global variables.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: WEND
- DESCRIPTION: Bottom of a WHILE - WEND structure.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: WHILE value
- DESCRIPTION: Top of a WHILE - WEND structure. If the value
- is non-zero, then the loop is terminated.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: WRITE # filenum, value [, .... ]
- DESCRIPTION: Outputs value to a file. Strings are quoted
- and each value is seperated by a omma.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: WRITE value [, .... ]
- DESCRIPTION: Outputs value to the screen. Strings are
- quoted and each value is seperated by a
- comma.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- ============================================================
- FUNCTIONS
- ============================================================
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ABS( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The absolute value of X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ACOS( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The arccosine of X in radians, where 0 <=
- ACOS(X) <= PI. X shall be in the range -1 <=
- X <= 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ACS( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The arccosine of X in radians, where 0 <=
- ACS(X) <= PI. X shall be in the range -1 <=
- X <= 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ACSD( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The arccosine of X in degrees, where 0 <=
- ACSD(X) <= 180. X shall be in the range -1
- <= X <= 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ACSG( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The arccosine of X in gradians, where 0 <=
- ACS(X) <= 200. X shall be in the range -1 <=
- X <= 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ANGLE( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- PARAMETER: Y is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The angle in radians between the positive
- x-axis and the vector joining the origin to
- the point with coordinates (X, Y), where -PI
- < ANGLE(X,Y) <= PI. X and Y must not both be
- 0. Note that the counterclockwise is
- positive, e.g., ANGLE(1,1) = 45 degrees.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ARCSIN( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The arcsine of X in radians, where -PI/2 <=
- ARCSIN(X) <= PI/2; X shall be in the range -1
- <= X <= 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ARCTAN( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The arctangent of X in radians, i.e. the angle
- whose tangent is X, where -PI/2 < ARCTAN(X) <
- PI/2.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ARGC
- DESCRIPTION: The number of parameters passed to a FUNCTION
- or SUB. If not in a FUNCTION or SUB, returns
- -1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = ARGT$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: The type of the Xth parameter to a FUNCTION or
- SUB. If the Xth parameter is a string, then
- return value is "$". If the Xth parameter is
- a number, then return value is not "$". X in
- [1,ARGC].
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ARGV( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: The numeric value of the Xth parameter to a
- FUNCTION or SUB. X in [1,ARGC] and ARGT$( X
- ) <> "$".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = ARGV$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: The string value of the Xth parameter to a
- FUNCTION or SUB. X in [1,ARGC] and ARGT$( X
- ) = "$".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ASC( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: The numeric code for the first letter in A$.
- For example, ASC("ABC") returns 65 on ASCII
- systems.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ASC( A$, X )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [1,MAXLEN]
- DESCRIPTION: The numeric code of the Xth character in A$.
- Same as ASC(MID$(A$,X)).
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ASCII( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: The numeric code for the first letter in A$.
- For example, ASCII("ABC") returns 65 on ASCII
- systems.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ASIN( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The arcsine of X in radians, where -PI/2 <=
- ASIN(X) <= PI/2; X shall be in the range -1
- <= X <= 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ASN( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The arcsine of X in radians, where -PI/2 <=
- ASN(X) <= PI/2; X shall be in the range -1 <=
- X <= 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ASND( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The arcsine of X in degrees, where -90 <=
- ASN(X) <= 90; X shall be in the range -1 <= X
- <= 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ASNG( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The arcsine of X in gradians, where -100 <=
- ASNG(X) <= 100; X shall be in the range -1 <=
- X <= 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ATAN( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The arctangent of X in radians, i.e. the angle
- whose tangent is X, where -PI/2 < ATAN(X) <
- PI/2.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ATN( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The arctangent of X in radians, i.e. the angle
- whose tangent is X, where -PI/2 < ATN(X) <
- PI/2.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ATND( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The arctangent of X in degrees, i.e. the angle
- whose tangent is X, where -90 < ATND(X) < 90.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ATNG( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The arctangent of X in gradians, i.e. the
- angle whose tangent is X, where -100 <
- ATND(X) < 100.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = BASE
- DESCRIPTION: The current OPTION BASE setting.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CCUR( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MINCUR,MAXCUR]
- DESCRIPTION: The currency (64-bit) integer value of X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CDBL( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MINDBL,MAXDBL]
- DESCRIPTION: The double-precision value of X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CEIL( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The smallest integer not less than X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = CHAR( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,255]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,MAXLEN]
- DESCRIPTION: The string Y bytes long consisting of CHR$(X).
- Same as STRING$(Y,X).
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = CHAR$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: The one-character string with the character
- corresponding to the numeric code X. On
- ASCII systems, CHAR$(65) returns "A".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CHDIR( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: Changes to the directory named to A$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = CHR( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The one-character string with the character
- corresponding to the numeric code X. On
- ASCII systems, CHR(65) returns "A".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = CHR$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: The one-character string with the character
- corresponding to the numeric code X. On
- ASCII systems, CHR$(65) returns "A".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CINT( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: The short (16-bit) integer value of X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CLG( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, > 0
- DESCRIPTION: The common logarithm of X; X shall be greater
- than zero.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = CLK( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The time of day in 24-hour notation according
- to ISO 3307. For example, the value of CLK
- at 11:15 AM is "11:15:00". If there is no
- clock available, then the value of CLK shall
- be "99:99:99". The value of TIME$ at
- midnight is "00:00:00". The value of
- parameter X is ignored.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = CLK$
- DESCRIPTION: The time of day in 24-hour notation according
- to ISO 3307. For example, the value of TIME$
- at 11:15 AM is "11:15:00". If there is no
- clock available, then the value of TIME$
- shall be "99:99:99". The value of TIME$ at
- midnight is "00:00:00".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CLNG( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MINLNG,MAXLNG]
- DESCRIPTION: The long (32-bit) integer value of X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CLOG( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, > 0
- DESCRIPTION: The common logarithm of X; X shall be greater
- than zero.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CLOSE
- DESCRIPTION: Close all open files.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CLOSE( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: Close file number X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CLS
- DESCRIPTION: Clears the screen. Cursor is positioned at row
- 1, column 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CODE( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: The numeric code for the first letter in A$.
- For example, CODE("ABC") returns 65 on ASCII
- systems.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = COLOR( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,255]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: Sets the foreground text color to X, and the
- background text color to Y.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = COMMAND$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: The command line parameters. COMMAND$(0) is
- the BASIC program name. COMMAND$(1) is the
- first parameter after the BASIC program name,
- and so on. Support for parameters varies by
- operating system, compiler, and so on. X in
- [0..9]
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = COS( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The cosine of X, where X is in radians.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = COSD( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The cosine of X, where X is in degrees.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = COSG( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The cosine of X, where X is in gradians.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = COSH( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The hyperbolic cosine of X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = COT( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The cotangent of X, where X is in radians.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = COUNT
- DESCRIPTION: The current cursor position in the line.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CSC( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The cosecant of X, where X is in radians.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CSH( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The hyperbolic cosine of X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CSNG( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MINFLT,MAXFLT]
- DESCRIPTION: The single-precision value of X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = CUR( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,255]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: Locates the cursor to row X, column Y.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CVC( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= sizeof(CUR)
- DESCRIPTION: The currency (64-bit) integer value in A$,
- which was created by MKC$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CVD( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= sizeof(DBL)
- DESCRIPTION: The double-precision value in A$, which was
- created by MKD$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CVI( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= sizeof(INT)
- DESCRIPTION: The short (16-bit) integer value in A$, which
- was created by MKI$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CVL( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= sizeof(LNG)
- DESCRIPTION: The long (32-bit) integer value in A$, which
- was created by MKL$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = CVS( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= sizeof(FLT)
- DESCRIPTION: The single-precision value in A$, which was
- created by MKS$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = DATE
- DESCRIPTION: The current date in decimal form YYYDDD, where
- YYY are the number of years since 1900 and
- DDD is the ordinal number of the current day
- of the year; e.g., the value of DATE on May
- 9, 1977 was 77129. If there is no calendar
- available, then the value of DATE shall be
- -1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = DATE$
- DESCRIPTION: The current date based on the internal clock
- as a string in the format set by OPTION DATE.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = DEG
- DESCRIPTION: Configures the math functions to accept and
- return angles in degrees.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = DEG( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The number of degrees in X radians.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = DEGREE
- DESCRIPTION: Configures the math functions to accept and
- return angles in degrees.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = DEGREE( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The number of degrees in X radians.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = DET
- DESCRIPTION: The determinant of the last MAT INV. Zero
- means error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = DIM( ... )
- DESCRIPTION: DIM( arrayname ). The total number of
- dimensions of the array.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ENVIRON( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: Sends the environment variable expression
- contained in A$ to the host operating system.
- A$ must contain the "=" character.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = ENVIRON$( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: The value of the environment variable named
- A$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = EOF( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: If device number X is at the end-of-file, then
- -1, otherwise 0.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = EPS( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The maximum of (X-X1,X2-X, sigma) where X1 and
- X2 are the predecessor and successor of X and
- signma is the smallest positive value
- representable. If X has no predecessor the
- X1=X and if X has no successor the X2=X.
- Note EPS(0) is the smallest positive number
- representable by the implementation, and is
- therefor implementation-defined. Note also
- that EPS may produce different results for
- different arithmetic options (see OPTION
- ARITHMETIC).
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ERL
- DESCRIPTION: The line number of the most recent error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ERR
- DESCRIPTION: The error number of the most recent error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = ERR$
- DESCRIPTION: The last error message.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ERRL
- DESCRIPTION: The line number of the most recent error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ERRN
- DESCRIPTION: The error number of the most recent error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ERROR( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: Simulate the error number in X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ERROR( X, A$ )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,255]
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: Simulate the error number in X, with a custom
- message in A$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = ERROR$
- DESCRIPTION: The last error message.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = EXP( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The exponential value of X, i.e., the value of
- the base of natural logarithms (e = 2.71828)
- raised to the power of X; if EXP(X) is less
- that machine infinitesimal, then its value
- shall be replaced with zero.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = FILEATTR( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: For file X, if Y = 1 then returns open mode,
- otherwise returns zero.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = FILES
- DESCRIPTION: Displays all the file names.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = FILES( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: Displays all the file names matching A$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = FIX( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The truncated integer, part of X. FIX (X) is
- equivalent to SGN(X)*INT(ABS(X)). The major
- difference between FIX and INT is that FIX
- does not return the next lower number for
- negative X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = FLOW
- DESCRIPTION: Turn tracing ON
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = FP( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The fractional part of X, i.e. X - IP(X).
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = FRAC( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The fractional part of X, i.e. X - IP(X).
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = FRE
- DESCRIPTION: The number of bytes of available memory. This
- function is provided for backward
- compatibility only and it always returns a
- fixed value of 32000.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = FRE( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The number of bytes of available memory. This
- function is provided for backward
- compatibility only and it always returns a
- fixed value of 32000.The value of A$ is
- ignored.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = FRE( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The number of bytes of available memory. This
- function is provided for backward
- compatibility only and it always returns a
- fixed value of 32000. The value of X is
- ignored.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = FREEFILE
- DESCRIPTION: The next available file number.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = GET( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: For file X, gets the next available record.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = GET( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: For file X, gets record number Y. The first
- record number is 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = GRAD
- DESCRIPTION: Configures the math functions to accept and
- return angles in gradians.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = GRADIAN
- DESCRIPTION: Configures the math functions to accept and
- return angles in gradians.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = HEX$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: The the hexadecimal (base 16) representation
- of X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = HOME
- DESCRIPTION: Clears the screen. Cursor is positioned at row
- 1, column 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = INDEX( A$, B$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- PARAMETER: B$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The position at which B$ occurs in A$,
- beginning at position 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = INKEY$
- DESCRIPTION: The keypress, if available. If a keypress is
- not available, then immediately returns an
- empty string. If not supported by the
- platform, then always returns an empty
- string, so use INPUT$(1) instead.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = INP( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: The value read from machine port X. Causes
- ERROR 73.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = INPUT$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,MAXLEN]
- DESCRIPTION: The string of X characters, read from the
- terminal.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = INPUT$( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,MAXLEN]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: The string of X characters, read from file Y.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = INSTR( A$, B$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- PARAMETER: B$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The position at which B$ occurs in A$,
- beginning at position 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = INSTR( X, A$, B$ )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [1,MAXLEN]
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- PARAMETER: B$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The position at which B$ occurs in A$,
- beginning at position X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = INT( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The largest integer not greater than X; e.g.
- INT(1.3) = 1 and INT(-1.3) = 2.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = IP( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The integer part of X, i.e.,
- SGN(X)*INT(ABS(X)).
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = KEY
- DESCRIPTION: The keypress, if available. If a keypress is
- not available, then immediately returns an
- empty string. If not supported by the
- platform, then always returns an empty
- string, so use INPUT$(1) instead.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = KEY$
- DESCRIPTION: The keypress, if available. If a keypress is
- not available, then immediately returns an
- empty string. If not supported by the
- platform, then always returns an empty
- string, so use INPUT$(1) instead.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = KILL( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: Removes the file named in A$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = LBOUND( ... )
- DESCRIPTION: LBOUND( arrayname [, dimension] ). The lower
- bound of the array. The dimension defaults
- to 1. dimension in [1,DIM(arrayname)]
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = LCASE$( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The string of characters from the value
- associatedwith A$ by replacing each
- upper-case-letter in the string by its
- lower-case version.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = LEFT$( A$, X )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,MAXLEN]
- DESCRIPTION: The X left-most characters of A$, beginning
- from postion 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = LEN( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The length of A$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = LOC( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: The location of file X; the next record that
- GET or PUT statements will use.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = LOCATE( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,255]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: Locates the cursor to row X, column Y.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = LOF( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: The length of file X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = LOG( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, > 0
- DESCRIPTION: The natural logarithm of X; X shall be greater
- than zero.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = LOG10( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, > 0
- DESCRIPTION: The common logarithm of X; X shall be greater
- than zero.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = LOG2( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, > 0
- DESCRIPTION: The base 2 logarithm of X; X shall be greater
- than zero.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = LPOS
- DESCRIPTION: The current cursor position in the line for
- the printer.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = LTRIM$( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The string of characters resulting from the
- value associated with A$ by deleting all
- leading space characters.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = LWIDTH( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: For printer, sets the line width to X. Zero
- means no wrapping will occur.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = MAX( A$, B$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- PARAMETER: B$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The larger of the parameters.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MAX( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- PARAMETER: Y is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The larger of the parameters.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MAXBYT
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite positive number
- representable as a BYTE;
- implementation-defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MAXCUR
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite positive number
- representable as a CURRENCY;
- implementation-defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MAXDBL
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite positive number
- representable as a DOUBLE;
- implementation-defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MAXDEV
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite positive number useable as
- a FILE NUMBER; implementation-defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MAXINT
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite positive number
- representable as an INTEGER;
- implementation-defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MAXLEN
- DESCRIPTION: The maximum string length.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MAXLEN( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The maximum length associated with the
- simple-string-variable A$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MAXLNG
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite positive number
- representable as a LONG;
- implementation-defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MAXLVL
- DESCRIPTION: The maximum stack level;
- implementation-defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MAXNUM
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite positive number
- representable and manipulable by the
- implementation; implementation-defined.
- MAXNUM may represent diffent number for
- different arithmetic options (see OPTION
- ARITHMETIC).
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MAXSNG
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite positive number
- representable as a SINGLE;
- implementation-defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = MID$( A$, X )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [1,MAXLEN]
- DESCRIPTION: The characters of A$, starting from postion X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = MID$( A$, X, Y )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [1,MAXLEN]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,MAXLEN]
- DESCRIPTION: The Y characters of A$, starting from postion
- X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MIN( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- PARAMETER: Y is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The smaller of the parameters.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = MIN( A$, B$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- PARAMETER: B$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The smaller of the parameters.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MINBYT
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite negative number
- representable as a BYTE;
- implementation-defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MINCUR
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite negative number
- representable as a CURRENCY;
- implementation-defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MINDBL
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite negative number
- representable as a DOUBLE;
- implementation-defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MINDEV
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite negative number useable as
- a FILE NUMBER; implementation-defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MININT
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite negative number
- representable as an INTEGER;
- implementation-defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MINLNG
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite negative number
- representable as a LONG;
- implementation-defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MINNUM
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite negative number
- representable and manipulable by the
- implementation; implementation-defined.
- MINNUM may represent diffent number for
- different arithmetic options (see OPTION
- ARITHMETIC).
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MINSNG
- DESCRIPTION: The largest finite negative number
- representable as a SINGLE;
- implementation-defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = MKC$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MINCUR,MAXCUR]
- DESCRIPTION: The internal representation of the currency
- (64-bit) integer X as a string.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = MKD$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MINDBL,MAXDBL]
- DESCRIPTION: The internal representation of X as a string.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = MKDIR( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: Makes the directory named in A$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = MKI$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: The internal representation of the short
- (16-bit) integer X as a string.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = MKL$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MINLNG,MAXLNG]
- DESCRIPTION: The internal representation of the long
- (32-bit) integer X as a string.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = MKS$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MINFLT,MAXFLT]
- DESCRIPTION: The internal representation of X as a string.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = NAME( A$, B$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- PARAMETER: B$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: Rename the file named A$ into B$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = NOFLOW
- DESCRIPTION: Turn tracing OFF
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = NULL( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: Appends X null characters after each line
- printed by LPRINT or LLIST.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = NUM
- DESCRIPTION: The number of values processed by the last MAT
- INPUT. Zero means error.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = NUM( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The value of the numeric-constant associated
- with A$, if the string associated with A$ is
- a numeric-constant. Leading and trailing
- spaces in the string are ignored. If the
- evaluation of the numeric-constant would
- result in a value which causes an underflow,
- then the value returned shall be zero. For
- example, NUM( " 123.5 " ) = 123.5, NUM(
- "2.E-99" ) could be zero, and NUM( "MCMXVII"
- ) causes an exception.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = NUM$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The string generated by the print-statement as
- the numeric-representation of the value
- associated with X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = OCT$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: The the octal (base 8) representation of X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = OPEN( A$, X, B$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- PARAMETER: B$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: Open file number X. A$ is the mode: "I", "O",
- "A", "R". B$ is the file name. Default the
- record length.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = OPEN( A$, X, B$, Y )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- PARAMETER: B$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: Open file number X. A$ is the mode: "I", "O",
- "A", "R". B$ is the file name. Y is the
- record length.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ORD( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: The ordinal position of the character named by
- the string associated with A$ in the
- collating sequence of ASCII character set,
- where the first member of the character set
- is in position zero. The acceptable values
- for the standard character set are shown in
- Table 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = OUT( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: Sends Y to hardware port X. Causes ERROR 73.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = PAUSE( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The program pauses for X times the value of
- OPTION SLEEP seconds. If the result is zero,
- negative, or more than INT_MAX then PAUSE
- does nothing. The resolution is
- implementation defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = PEEK( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MINLNG,MAXLNG]
- DESCRIPTION: The value read from hardware address X.
- Causes ERROR 73.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = PI
- DESCRIPTION: The constant 3.14159 which is the ratio of the
- circumference of a circle to its diameter.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = PI( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The constant 3.14159 which is the ratio of the
- circumference of a circle to its diameter,
- times X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = POKE( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MINLNG,MAXLNG]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: Sends Y to hardware address X. Causes ERROR
- 73.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = POS
- DESCRIPTION: The current cursor position in the line.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = POS( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: The current cursor position in the line for
- file X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = POS( A$, B$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- PARAMETER: B$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The character position, within the value
- assocated with A$, of the first character of
- the first occurence of the value associated
- with B$, starting at the first character of
- A$. If there is not such occurence, then the
- value returned is zero.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = POS( A$, B$, X )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- PARAMETER: B$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [1,MAXLEN]
- DESCRIPTION: The character position, within the value
- assocated with A$, of the first character of
- the first occurence of the value associated
- with B$, starting at the Xth character of A$.
- If there is not such occurence, then the
- value returned is zero.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = PUT( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: For file X, puts the next available record.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = PUT( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: For file X, puts record number Y. The first
- record number is 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = RAD
- DESCRIPTION: Configures the math functions to accept and
- return angles in radians.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = RAD( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The number of radians in X degrees.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = RADIAN
- DESCRIPTION: Configures the math functions to accept and
- return angles in radians.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = RANDOMIZE
- DESCRIPTION: Seeds the pseudo-random number generator with
- TIME.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = RANDOMIZE( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: Seeds the pseudo-random number generator with
- X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = REMAINDER( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, <> 0
- DESCRIPTION: The remainder function, i.e., X-Y*IP(X/Y). Y
- shall not equal zero.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = REPEAT$( X, A$ )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,MAXLEN]
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: The string consisting of X copies of
- LEFT$(A$,1); X > 0.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = REPEAT$( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,MAXLEN]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: The string consisting of X copies of CHR$(Y);
- X > 0.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = RESET
- DESCRIPTION: Close all open files.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = RIGHT$( A$, X )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,MAXLEN]
- DESCRIPTION: The right-most X characters of A$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = RMDIR( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: Removes the directory named in A$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = RND
- DESCRIPTION: The next pseudo-random number in an
- implementation-defined sequence of
- pseudo-random numbers uniformly distributed
- in the range 0 <= RND < 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = RND( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: Returns a pseudorandom number in the range
- [0,1]. The value of X is ignored.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = ROUND( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: The value of X rounded to Y decimal digits to
- the right of the decimal point (or -Y digits
- to the left if Y < 0); i.e.,
- INT(X*10^Y+.5)/10^Y. Y must be in [-32,32].
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = RTRIM$( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The string of characters resulting from the
- value associated with A$ by deleting all
- trailing space characters.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = SEC( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The secant of X, where X is in radians.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = SEEK( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: The location of file X; the next record that
- GET or PUT statements will use.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = SEEK( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: For file X, move to record number Y; the first
- record number is 1.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = SEG( A$, X, Y )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [1,MAXLEN]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,MAXLEN]
- DESCRIPTION: The Y characters of A$, starting from postion
- X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = SEG$( A$, X, Y )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [1,MAXLEN]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,MAXLEN]
- DESCRIPTION: The Y characters of A$, starting from postion
- X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = SGN( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The sign of X: -1 if X < 0, 0 if X = 0, and +1
- if X > 0.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = SHELL( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: The exit code resulting from the execution of
- an operating system command.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = SIN( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The sine of X, where X is in radians.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = SIND( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The sine of X, where X is in degrees.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = SING( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The sine of X, where X is in gradians.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = SINH( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The hyperbolic sine of X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = SLEEP( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The program pauses for X times the value of
- OPTION SLEEP seconds. If the result is zero,
- negative, or more than INT_MAX then SLEEP
- does nothing. The resolution is
- implementation defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = SNH( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The hyperbolic sine of X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = SPACE$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,MAXLEN]
- DESCRIPTION: The string of X blank spaces.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = SPC( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The string of X spaces. Only for use within
- the PRINT command.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = SQR( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The non-negative square root of X; X shall be
- non-negative.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = STR( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,MAXLEN]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: The string X bytes long consisting of CHR$(Y).
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = STR$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The string generated by the print-statement as
- the numeric-representation of the value
- associated with X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = STRING( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,MAXLEN]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: The string X bytes long consisting of CHR$(Y).
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = STRING$( X, A$ )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,MAXLEN]
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: The string X bytes long consisting of the
- first character of A$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = STRING$( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,MAXLEN]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: The string X bytes long consisting of CHR$(Y).
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = TAB( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The string required to advance to column X.
- Only for use within the PRINT command.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = TAN( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The tangent of X, where X is in radians.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = TAND( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The tangent of X, where X is in degrees.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = TANG( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The tangent of X, where X is in gradians.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = TANH( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The hyperbolic tangent of X.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = TIME
- DESCRIPTION: The time elapsed since the previous midnight,
- expressed in seconds; e.g., the value of TIME
- at 11:15 AM is 40500. If there is no clock
- available, then the value of TIME shall be
- -1. The value of TIME at midnight shall be
- zero (not 86400).
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = TIME$
- DESCRIPTION: The time of day in 24-hour notation according
- to ISO 3307. For example, the value of TIME$
- at 11:15 AM is "11:15:00". If there is no
- clock available, then the value of TIME$
- shall be "99:99:99". The value of TIME$ at
- midnight is "00:00:00".
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = TIME$( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The time of day in 24-hour notation according
- to ISO 3307. For example, the value of TIME$
- at 11:15 AM is "11:15:00". If there is no
- clock available, then the value of TIME$
- shall be "99:99:99". The value of TIME$ at
- midnight is "00:00:00". The value of X is
- ignored.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = TIMER
- DESCRIPTION: The time in the system clock in seconds
- elapsed since midnight.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = TRIM$( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The string resulting from removing both
- leading and trailing spaces from A$.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = TROFF
- DESCRIPTION: Turn tracing OFF
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = TRON
- DESCRIPTION: Turn tracing ON
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = TRUNCATE( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- DESCRIPTION: The value of X truncated to Y decimal digits
- to the right of the decimal point (or -Y
- digits to the left if Y < 0); i.e.,
- IP(X*10^Y)/10^Y. Y in [-32,32].
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = UBOUND( ... )
- DESCRIPTION: UBOUND( arrayname [, dimension] ). The upper
- bound of the array. The dimension defaults
- to 1. dimension in [1,DIM(arrayname)]
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: S$ = UCASE$( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 0
- DESCRIPTION: The string of characters resulting from the
- value associated with A$ by replacing each
- lower-case-letter in the string by its
- upper-case version.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = VAL( A$ )
- PARAMETER: A$ is a string, LEN >= 1
- DESCRIPTION: The value of the numeric-constant associated
- with A$, if the string associated with A$ is
- a numeric-constant. Leading and trailing
- spaces in the string are ignored. If the
- evaluation of the numeric-constant would
- result in a value which causes an underflow,
- then the value returned shall be zero. For
- example, VAL( " 123.5 " ) = 123.5, VAL(
- "2.E-99" ) could be zero, and VAL( "MCMXVII"
- ) causes an exception.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = WAIT( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number
- DESCRIPTION: The program pauses for X times the value of
- OPTION SLEEP seconds. If the result is zero,
- negative, or more than INT_MAX then WAIT does
- nothing. The resolution is implementation
- defined.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = WAIT( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: Waits for the value of (INP(X) AND Y) to
- become nonzero. Causes ERROR 73.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = WAIT( X, Y, Z )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,255]
- PARAMETER: Z is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: Waits for the value of ((INP(X) XOR Z) AND Y)
- to become nonzero. Causes ERROR 73.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = WIDTH( X )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: For console, sets the line width to X. Zero
- means no wrapping will occur.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: N = WIDTH( X, Y )
- PARAMETER: X is a number, [MININT,MAXINT]
- PARAMETER: Y is a number, [0,255]
- DESCRIPTION: If X = 0, sets the console width to Y.
- If X < 0, sets the printer width to Y.
- If X is an open file number, sets the file
- line width to Y.
- Otherwise sets the console rows to X and the
- line width to Y.
- A value of zero for Y means no wrapping will
- occur.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- ============================================================
- OPERATORS
- ============================================================
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X ** Y
- DESCRIPTION: Exponential
- PRECEDENCE: 14
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X [ Y
- DESCRIPTION: Exponential
- PRECEDENCE: 14
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X ^ Y
- DESCRIPTION: Exponential
- PRECEDENCE: 14
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: # X
- DESCRIPTION: Posation
- PRECEDENCE: 13
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: + X
- DESCRIPTION: Posation
- PRECEDENCE: 13
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: - X
- DESCRIPTION: Negation
- PRECEDENCE: 13
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X * Y
- DESCRIPTION: Multiplication
- PRECEDENCE: 12
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X / Y
- DESCRIPTION: Division
- PRECEDENCE: 12
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X \ Y
- DESCRIPTION: Integer Division
- PRECEDENCE: 11
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X MOD Y
- DESCRIPTION: Integer Modulus
- PRECEDENCE: 10
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X + Y
- DESCRIPTION: Addition
- PRECEDENCE: 9
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X - Y
- DESCRIPTION: Subtraction
- PRECEDENCE: 9
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X & Y
- DESCRIPTION: Concatenation
- PRECEDENCE: 8
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X < Y
- DESCRIPTION: Less than
- PRECEDENCE: 7
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X <= Y
- DESCRIPTION: Less than or Equal
- PRECEDENCE: 7
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X <> Y
- DESCRIPTION: Not Equal
- PRECEDENCE: 7
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X = Y
- DESCRIPTION: Equal
- PRECEDENCE: 7
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X =< Y
- DESCRIPTION: Less than or Equal
- PRECEDENCE: 7
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X => Y
- DESCRIPTION: Greater than or Equal
- PRECEDENCE: 7
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X > Y
- DESCRIPTION: Greater than
- PRECEDENCE: 7
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X >< Y
- DESCRIPTION: Not Equal
- PRECEDENCE: 7
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X >= Y
- DESCRIPTION: Greater than or Equal
- PRECEDENCE: 7
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: A$ LIKE B$
- DESCRIPTION: Compare A$ to the pattern in B$
- PRECEDENCE: 7
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: NOT X
- DESCRIPTION: Bitwise NOT
- PRECEDENCE: 6
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X AND Y
- DESCRIPTION: Bitwise AND
- PRECEDENCE: 5
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X OR Y
- DESCRIPTION: Bitwise OR
- PRECEDENCE: 4
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X XOR Y
- DESCRIPTION: Bitwise Exclusive OR
- PRECEDENCE: 3
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X EQV Y
- DESCRIPTION: Bitwise EQV
- PRECEDENCE: 2
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- SYNTAX: X IMP Y
- DESCRIPTION: Bitwise IMP
- PRECEDENCE: 1
- ------------------------------------------------------------
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