NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Reference Manual

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Section 5, “System Variables,” lists and describes each system variable in
alphabetic order, with syntax, considerations, and examples. System variables
provide access to system-related information.
Section 6, “Panel Control Statements,” lists and describes each panel control
statement in alphabetic order, with syntax, considerations, and examples. Panel
control statements are used in panel description files to control how a panel is
displayed and processed.
Section 7, “Message Profile Variables,” lists and describes the series of system-
level variables containing information about messages.
Section 8, “Compiler Operation,” describes how NCL source code is compiled. It
describes the compilation process, NCL lexical elements, statement analysis, and
compiler directives.
Section 9, “Variables,” describes the different types of variables by syntax and by
function, including variable-name substitution rules.
Section 10, “Expressions and Operators,” describes the different operations that
you can perform using expressions. It discusses arithmetic, Boolean, relational,
and string expressions.
Section 11, “Verb Syntax and Variable Access Methods,” describes the general
syntax of a verb and how you can access variables through some verbs.
The glossary defines NonStop NET/MASTER MS and Tandem system terms and
abbreviations used in this manual.
The index provides an alphabetic access point to significant terms and topics
discussed in this manual.