Monarch 9460 COMMAND REFERENCE

Command Reference 5-1

COMMAND REFERENCE

This chapter lists, in alphabetical order, the commands you use to write your script. Each command

is discussed in detail to include the correct syntax.

Programming Conventions

The commands use the following conventions.

KEYWORDS You must type the upper-case text.

CALL function-name

Place holders Text in italics are place holders.

CLEAR item

[optional] Optional items appear in brackets.

CHECK item [,[<MI>invalid label]

[,valid label]]

Example Text in bold courier font are examples of the command in use.

ADD WHOLESALE , TEMP2

*label Text with an asterisk, "*", is a label signifying a place to jump to in

the script.

ADD CONTROL , TEMP1 ,

*ERROR2

Repeating Items Horizontal ellipsis dots following an item in a syntax description

indicate more of the same item may appear.

FETCH COMM

Missing Items Vertical ellipsis dots used in examples and syntax descriptions

indicate a portion of the code is omitted.

Ex. ADD WHOLESALE, TEMP2

.

.

.

ADD TEMP2, TEMP1

Field Names

The logical field names used in the command sections are examples. For example, TEMP1 is used

throughout this chapter as an example of a temporary buffer field name.

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Contents

Main Page TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Page Page OVERVIEW How to Use this Manual A Review of Terms Page USING THE SOFTWARE System Requirements Quick Reference Operators Handbook Installing the Software Getting Started Page Saving a File About Projects 1. 2. 3. Building Projects Changing the Download Settings If you select COM1 - COM4: 4. If you select LPT1 LPT2: 5. Downloading a Project Editing Existing Projects Page PRINTER PROCEDURES Displaying the Ready Prompt No Application Loaded Application 1. Loading Applications Restarting Existing Applications Loading New Applications PROGRAM STRUCTURE Functions Starting a Script Files and Buffers Lookup Table Definition Temporary Storage Definition Printer Definition Scope of Field Names Script Flow Control Comments in a Script Data Storage Data Coding COMMAND REFERENCE Programming Conventions Field Names Keywords Page Special Characters Script Flow When a label is NOT defined... When a label is defined... Functional Relationships Math Commands Script Control Commands Compiler Directives Data Manipulation Commands File Management Commands Input/Output Commands ADD APPVERSION ARGREAD ASC AUTOSTART AVAILABLEDATA BITCLEAR BITMASK BITSET BITSHIFT BITTEST BSEARCH CALL param1, param2, ,paramX Example 1 Param param Page CHARTYPE CHECK Page CHR CLEAR item Example 2 Example 1 Item CLOSECOMM COMPARE CONCAT CSTRIP DATATYPE DEC DEFINE Field-type data-typ field-type Data-type Page DELAY DISABLE DIVIDE ENABLE EXIT FETCH FIELDLEN FIXDATA Buffer-field1 Example Buffer Field1 GENERATE GET HOTKEY IF buffer-field2 Buffer-fields buffer-fields Page INC INCLUDE INSERT JUMP label Example LABELCOUNT LEFT LINKFILE file-name Example 1 format-name\file-name LOCATE LOWER LSTRIP MACRO Page MID MOVE Page MULTIPLY OPENCOMM PAD PARSE , valid label Example valid labels Invalid PRINT QUERY Page READ RESTORESCREEN RETURN RIGHT RSTRIP SAVESCREEN SEEK SUB SWITCH Page SYSSET parameter2 function, parameter1, and parameter2 parameter2 parameter1 Function/Description Parameter1 Parameter2 Example TOKEN TSTRIP UPPER VALIDATE , valid label Example valid labels Invalid WHILE buffer-field1 comparison buffer-field2 Comparison Buffer-field Page Page SAMPLE SCRIPT A Page Page Page INDEX A B C D F G H I J Q R S T