TACL Programming Guide
Built-In Functions and Variables
Syntax Summary
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Built-In Functions and
Variables
The following summarizes the syntax of the built-in functions and variables used for
programming in TACL:
#ABEND [ / 
option
 [ , 
option
 ] … / ]
 [ [\
node-name
.]{$
process-name
 | 
cpu
,
pin
 } [ 
text
 ] ]
#ABORTTRANSACTION
#ACTIVATEPROCESS [ [\
node-name
.]{$
process-name
 | 
cpu
,
pin
} ]
#ADDDSTTRANSITION 
low-gmt
high-gmt
offset
#ALTERPRIORITY [ [\
node-name
.]{$
process-name
 | 
cpu
,
pin
 } ]
pri
#APPEND 
to-variable-level
 [ 
text
 ]
#APPENDV 
to-variable-level
 { 
from-variable-level
 | 
string
 }
#ARGUMENT [ / 
option
 [ , 
option
 ] … / ]
alternative
 [ 
alternative
 ] …
#ASSIGN [ / 
option
 [ , 
option
 ] … / 
logical-unit
 ]
#BACKUPCPU [ 
cpu
 ]
#BEGINTRANSACTION
#BREAKMODE
#BREAKPOINT 
variable-level
state
#BUILTINS [ / { FUNCTIONS | VARIABLES } / ]
#CASE 
text
enclosure
#CHANGEUSER [ / CHANGEDEFAULTS / ] 
 
 
group-name.user-name
group-id
‚
user-id
alias
password
#CHARACTERRULES
#CHARADDR 
variable-level
line-addr
#CHARBREAK 
variable-level
char-addr
#CHARCOUNT 
variable-level
#CHARDEL 
variable-level char-addr-1
[]
FOR
char-count
TO˚char-addr-2










