MPE/iX - CI Programming for Stability

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Parameters
• Syntax: ParmName [ = value ]
• supplying a value means the parameter is optional. If no value
is defined the parameter is considered required.
• max parm name is 255 bytes, chars A-Z, 0-9, “_”
• max parm value is limited by the CI’s command buffer size
(currently 511 characters)
• all parm values are un-typed, regardless of quoting
• Parms are separated by a space, comma or semicolon
• default value may be a: number, string, !variable, ![expression],
an earlier defined parm (!parm)
• all parameters must be explicitly referenced in the UDC/script
body, e.g. !parmname
• the scope of a parm is the body of the UDC/script