TACL Reference Manual

Summary of Commands and Built-In Functions
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Processing Text in Variables
Processing Text in Variables
TACL provides two types of mechanisms that manipulate text in variables:
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Built-in functions and commands
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The #DELTA low-level text processor, accessed through the #DELTA built-in
function
For more information about other functions and commands that process text, see the
individual function and command descriptions in Section 8, UTILS:TACL Commands
and Functions and Section 9, Built-In Functions and Variables. In addition, the TACL
Programming Guide contains examples showing how to use these functions.
The commands in Table 7-11 provide data manipulation capabilities.
Table 7-11. Data Manipulation Commands (page 1 of 2)
Command Description
_COMPAREV Compares two variables
COMPUTE Performs calculation and displays result
_CONTIME_TO_TEXT Converts numeric date and time to text form
_CONTIME_TO_TEXT_DATE Converts numeric date to text form
_CONTIME_TO_TEXT_TIME Converts numeric time to text form
COPYVAR Copies one variable to another
FILETOVAR Copies data from a file and appends it to a variable
JOIN Converts multiple-line variable to single-line variable
KEEP Removes bottom levels from a variable stack
_LONGEST Returns length of longest element in a space-separated
list
_MONTH3 Returns three-letter abbreviation for a month number
OUTVAR Displays contents of a variable
POP Removes top level of variable or built-in function
PUSH A Adds a level to a variable
SET VARIABLE Changes contents of a variable level
VARTOFILE Copies data from a variable to a file
VCHANGE Changes all occurrences of one string to another string
within a range of lines in a variable
VCOPY Copies a range of lines from a variable and inserts it at a
specified line position in another variable
VDELETE Deletes a range of lines from a variable
VFIND Searches a range of lines in a variable for a specified
string