TACL Reference Manual

Built-In Functions and Variables
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Summary of Built-In Functions
#CHARINS Built-In Function Inserts text into a variable at character address
#CHARINSV Built-In Function
Inserts string into a variable at character address
#COLDLOADTACL Built-In
Function
Determines if TACL process is the “cold-load TACL”
#COMPAREV Built-In Function
Compares one variable with another
#COMPUTE Built-In Function
Returns value of expression
#COMPUTEJULIANDAYNO
Built-In Function
Converts Gregorian calendar date to a Julian day
number
#COMPUTETIMESTAMP Built-
In Function
Converts calendar date to a four-word timestamp
#COMPUTETRANSID Built-In
Function
Converts separate components of a transaction ID to
one numeric transaction ID
#CONTIME Built-In Function
Converts timestamp to seven-digit date and time
#CONVERTPHANDLE Built-In
Function
Converts a process file identifier to a process handle, or
vice versa
#CONVERTPROCESSTIME
Built-In Function
Converts time value obtained by PROCESSTIME option
of #PROCESSINFO
#CONVERTTIMESTAMP Built-In
Function
Converts GMT timestamp to a local-time-based
timestamp, or a local-time-based timestamp to a GMT
timestamp
#CREATEFILE Built-In Function
Creates a file
#CREATEPROCESSNAME
Built-In Function
Creates unique process name
#CREATEREMOTENAME Built-
In Function
Returns process name unique to specified system
#DEBUGPROCESS Built-In
Function
Calls debugger for specified process
#DEF Built-In Function
Defines a variable
#DEFINEADD Built-In Function
Adds a DEFINE to TACL context, using attributes in the
working set
#DEFINEDELETE Built-In
Function
Deletes a DEFINE from TACL context
#DEFINEDELETEALL Built-In
Function
Deletes all DEFINEs from TACL context
#DEFINEINFO Built-In Function
Gets information about a DEFINE
#DEFINENAMES Built-In
Function
Gets names of all DEFINEs that match specified
template
#DEFINENEXTNAME Built-In
Function
Gets name of next DEFINE following specified DEFINE
in sequence established by the operating system
Table 9-1. Built-In Functions (page 2 of 8)
Function Description