Command Summary List

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Command Summary List

Command  Description

!   comment, text following ignored to end of line
@   position, destination of GOTO
%   special text
A   accept value(s) from keyboard
ARRAY TEMP Data arrays
BT   base or filter title
CARD CHARACTERS ASCII (character) data locations allocation
CARD NUMBERS card types (buffers) needed
CK   check data (edit report)
CP   checkpoint (mark point in CL script)
COUNT   holecount data
D   define col or field
DC   define cvar
DI define ivar
DM   define mvar
DS   define svar
DW   define wvar
EL   EDIT and LIST combined together
FILTER   set base for following code
FINISH   end of a stage
F   format option setting
FL   filter or base label
FT   footnote title
GLOBAL universal text setting for following items
GO BACK return to point immediately after GO OUT
GO OUT TO jump to a new position and save return point
GO TO   jump to a new position
H   horizontal or banner labels
HOLD   get information from keyboard during execution
HT   horizontal or banner title
IF   following code not always executed
IGNORE lists formats and specials to ignore
IT   identifier title
L list information to Report file
M   make or force values to variables
MT   manipulate tables (after incrementation)
ORD   "or" define col.
ORDM "or" define mvar
ORDER order of codes VX0123456789
PRESERVE TEMPORARY do not zero temporary variables at START DATA
PRINT   output data location contents to Report file
PT   print table in PRINT STAGE
PUNCH   output data location contents to a data file
READ   read a record from a data file
REPLY   get a yes or no from keyboard at execution
SELECT set various default values
SERIAL   serial or questionnaire number locations
SHOW   put values to screen execution
START   beginning of a stage
STOP   halt execution of the current stage
T   tabulate
TEMPORARY allocate temporary space
UL unless (reverse of IF)
UNLOAD move card data
V   vertical or stub labels
VT   vertical or stub title
WRITE   output IDF record in DATA STAGE
WRITE MARK set IDF position for WRITE BACK
WRITE BACK replace values in earlier IDF records
X   combined HF and V
XT   combined HT and VT
Z   zero variable contents