Monarch 9460 manual N c t i o n s, Begin, End

P R O G R A M S T R U C T U R E 4

This chapter discusses program flow control, buffer definitions, and other useful information for writing your script.

Below is a sample of what a script may look like.

DEFINE TEMPORARY, RegPrice, 6, A

DEFINE TEMPORARY, NewPrice, 6, A

DEFINE PRINTER, PrtRegPrice, 7, A

DEFINE PRINTER, PrtNewPrice, 7, A

FUNCTION Start

BEGIN

CALL InitApp

CALL GetRegPrice

CALL GetNewPrice

CALL PrintTags

END

FUNCTION InitApp

BEGIN

CLEAR Printer CLEAR RegPrice

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END

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F u n c t i o n s

A function is an independent group of statements usually performing a specific task. You execute a function with the CALL command. See Appendix A, "Sample Script," for a sample script.

Rule: Each function must have a BEGIN and an END.

FUNCTION function-name

BEGIN

.

function-body

.

END

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