Monarch 9460 CALL

5-20 Command Reference

CALL

Purpose Calls a section of code as a subroutine.

Syntax CALL

function-name

[ (

param1, param2, …,paramX

) ]

Process The CALL command executes an out-of-line function. After execution, control

returns to the command following the CALL command. The CALL function allows

parameters to passed to the called function. The called function

function-name

must have a DEFINE LOCAL for local storage for each parameter that is passed to

it. The parameters will be placed from left to right with the leftmost parameter

placed in the first DEFINE LOCAL variable.

Rules: You may nest up to 25 CALL commands.

The

param

fields can be one of the following:

Param

Description

INPUT Input Buffer

Logical Field Name

(TEMP1)

Temporary Buffer

Field

Logical Field Name (LU1) Lookup Buffer Field

Logical Field Name (PR1) Printer Buffer Field

Logical Field Name

(Field1) [Index]

Array Buffer Field

String

Number

ASCII string delimited

by double quotes.

Number prefixed by a

number sign (#).

Scratch Scratch buffer

Example 1

This example calls the subroutine COMPUTE_TAX.

CALL COMPUTE_TAX

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