pTAL Conversion Guide

Procedures, Subprocedures, and Procedure
Pointers
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Procedure Syntax
parameter-list
param-name
is the identifier of a formal parameter. A procedure can have up to 32 formal
parameters.
param-pair
is a pair of formal parameter identifiers that comprise a language-independent
string descriptor in the form:
string
is the identifier of a standard or extended STRING simple pointer. The
actual parameter is the identifier of a STRING array or simple pointer
declared inside or outside a structure.
length
is the identifier of a directly addressed INT simple variable. The actual
parameter is an INT expression that specifies the length of string, in
bytes.
( )
param-name
param-pair
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