NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Reference Manual

TYPECHK

Built-in Functions

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NAME

a valid name, from 1 through 8 characters long. The first character of the

name must be alphabetic, or one of the characters @, #, or $.

NAME12

a valid name, from 1 through 12 characters long. The first character of the

name must be alphabetic, or one of the characters @, #, or $.

NAME256

a valid name, from 1 through 256 characters long. The first character of the

name must be alphabetic, or one of the characters @, #, or $.

uppercase or lowercase.

NULL

a null string (length = 0).

NUM

a character from 0 through 9.

REAL

a valid NCL number, possibly including sign, decimals, and exponent.

SIGNNUM

a valid NCL integer with optional leading sign. No exponent is allowed. A

maximum of 15 digits is allowed.

UALNUMNAT

any characters from A through Z, from 0 through 9, #, @, and $.

UALPHA

any characters from A through Z.

UALPHANUM

any characters from A through Z and from 0 through 9.

uppercase or lowercase.