Enscribe Programmer's Guide

CALL STEPMOM ( process-id );
If there is no space between two items, spaces are not permitted. In the following example, there
are no spaces 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 on 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 ) ; !o
!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:
error := FILENAME_COMPARE_ ( filename1:length !i:i
, filename2:length ) ; !i:i
!o:i. In procedure calls, the !o:i notation follows an output buffer parameter that has a corresponding
input parameter specifying the maximum length of the output buffer in bytes. For example:
error := FILE_GETINFO_ ( filenum !i
, [ filename:maxlen ] ) ; !o:i
Notation for Messages
The following list summarizes the notation conventions for the presentation of displayed messages
in this manual
Bold Text. Bold text in an example indicates user input typed at the terminal. For example:
ENTER RUN CODE
?123
CODE RECEIVED: 123.00
The user must press the Return key after typing the input.
Nonitalic text. Nonitalic letters, numbers, and punctuation indicate text that is displayed or returned
exactly as shown. For example:
Backup Up.
lowercase italic letters. Lowercase italic letters indicate variable items whose values are displayed
or returned. For example:
p-register
process-name
[ ] Brackets. Brackets enclose items that are sometimes, but not always, displayed. For example:
Event number = number [ Subject = first-subject-value
]
A group of items enclosed in brackets is a list of all possible items that can be displayed, of which
one or none might actually be displayed. The items in the list might be arranged either vertically,
with aligned brackets on each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of brackets and
separated by vertical lines. For example:
LDEV ldev [ CU %ccu | CU %... ] UP [ (cpu,chan,%ctlr,%unit) ]