TACL Reference Manual

Built-In Functions and Variables
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Summary of Built-In Functions
#OPENINFO Built-In Function Gets information about file openers
#OUTPUT Built-In Function
Writes data to an output file
#OUTPUTV Built-In Function
Writes contents of a variable level to an output file
#PAUSE Built-In Function
Gives control of your terminal to another process
#POP Built-In Function
Deletes top level of variables
#PROCESS Built-In Function
Obtains identity of last process created or paused for by
TACL
#PROCESSEXISTS Built-In
Function
Determines whether a process exists
#PROCESSINFO Built-In
Function
Requests information about a process
#PROCESSLAUNCH Built-In
Function
Starts a process
#PROCESSORSTATUS Built-In
Function
Determines status of 16 possible CPUs on a given
system
#PROCESSORTYPE Built-In
Function
Determines processor type of given system or process
#PURGE Built-In Function
Deletes a file
#PUSH Built-In Function
Creates new top level for variables
#RAISE Built-In Function
Defines exception to be filtered by routine
#RENAME Built-In Function
Changes name of existing disk file
#REPLY Built-In Function
Adds text to reply if TACL IN file is $RECEIVE
#REPLYV Built-In Function
Adds copy of text from variable to reply if TACL IN file is
$RECEIVE
#REQUESTER Built-In Function
Reads from and writes to files
#RESET Built-In Function
Sets argument pointer, frame pointer, reply value, and
result text
#REST Built-In Function
Obtains remaining argument string for current routine
#RESULT Built-In Function
Supplies text that replaces original invocation of routine
#RETURN Built-In Function
Exits from a routine immediately
#ROUTINENAME Built-In
Function
Obtains name of variable in which containing routine
resides
#SEGMENT Built-In Function
Obtains name of segment file that TACL is using for its
variables
#SEGMENTCONVERT Built-In
Function
Converts segment file between C00/C10 format and
newer format
#SEGMENTINFO Built-In
Function
Gets information about segments being used by TACL
Table 9-1. Built-In Functions (page 6 of 8)
Function Description