TS/MP 2.5 Pathsend and Server Programming Manual

… Ellipsis An ellipsis immediately following a pair of brackets or

braces indicates that you can repeat the enclosed sequence

of syntax items any number of times. For example:

M address [ , new-value ]…

[ - ] {0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9}…

An ellipsis immediately following a single syntax item

indicates that you can repeat that syntax item any number

of times. For example:

"s-char…"

Punctuation Parentheses, commas, semicolons, and other symbols not

previously described must be entered as shown. For

example:

error := NEXTFILENAME ( file-name ) ;

LISTOPENS SU $process-name.#su-name

Quotation marks around a symbol such as a bracket or

brace indicate the symbol is a required character that you

must enter as shown. For example:

"[" repetition-constant-list "]"

Item Spacing Spaces shown between items are required unless one of the

items is a punctuation symbol such as a parenthesis or a

comma. For example:

CALL STEPMOM ( process-id ) ;

If there is no space between two items, spaces are not

permitted. In this example, no spaces are permitted between

the period and any other items:

$process-name.#su-name

Line Spacing If the syntax of a command is too long to fit in a single line,

each continuation line is indented three spaces and is

separated from the preceding line by a blank line. This

spacing distinguishes items in a continuation line from items

in a vertical list of selections. For example:

ALTER [ / OUT file-spec / ] CONTROLLER

[ , attribute-spec ]…

!i and !o In procedure calls, the !i notation follows an input parameter

(one that passes data to the called procedure); the !o

notation follows an output parameter (one that returns data

to the calling program). For example:

CALL CHECKRESIZESEGMENT (segment-id !i

, error) ;

!i,o In procedure calls, the !i,o notation follows an input/output

parameter (one that both passes data to the called procedure

and returns data to the calling program). For example:

error := COMPRESSEDIT ( filenum ) ; !i,o

!i:i In procedure calls, the !i:i notation follows an input string

parameter that has a corresponding parameter specifying

the length of the string in bytes. For example: