TACL Reference Manual

Summary of Commands and Built-In Functions
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Processing Text in Variables
#COMPUTETIMESTAMP Converts calendar date to a four-word timestamp
#COMPUTETRANSID Converts separate components of a transaction ID to one
numeric transaction ID
#CONTIME Converts timestamp to seven-digit date and time
#CONVERTPHANDLE Converts process file identifier to process handle or vice
versa
#CONVERTPROCESSTIME Converts time value obtained by PROCESSTIME option
of #PROCESSINFO
#CONVERTTIMESTAMP Converts GMT timestamp to a local-time-based
timestamp, or local-time-based timestamp to a GMT
timestamp
#DEF Defines a variable
#DELTA Acts as a complex character processor
#EMPTY Determines whether specified string contains text
#EMPTYV Determines whether a variable level contains any lines
#EXTRACT Deletes first line of a variable level
#EXTRACTV Moves first line of a variable level to another variable
#FRAME Tracks pushed variables
#GETSCAN Obtains number of characters passed over by
#ARGUMENT
#INFORMAT (variable) Represents formatting mode for #INPUT
#INTERPRETJULIANDAYNO Converts Julian day number to year, month, and day
#INTERPRETTIMESTAMP Breaks down four-word timestamp to its component parts
#INTERPRETTRANSID Converts numeric transaction ID to its separate
component values
#JULIANTIMESTAMP Obtains four-word timestamp
#KEEP Removes all but specified level of a variable
#LINEADDR Converts character address to line address
#LINEBREAK Inserts line break in variable at line address
#LINECOUNT Obtains number of lines in a variable
#LINEDEL Deletes lines from variable at line address
#LINEFIND Locates text in variable, searching forward from line
address
#LINEFINDR Locates text in variable, searching backward from line
address
#LINEFINDRV Locates string in variable, searching backward from line
address
Table 7-12. Data Manipulation Built-In Functions and Variables (page2of3)
Function Description