TACL Reference Manual

Built-In Functions and Variables
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#LINEDEL Built-In Function
Assume that var is a variable level containing:
THE QUICK BROWN
FOX JUMPED OVER
THE LAZY DOG
TWICE A DAY
EXCEPT TUESDAYS.
1. Either of the invocations:
#LINEDEL var 2 TO 4 or #LINEDEL var 2 FOR 3
causes var to contain:
THE QUICK BROWN
EXCEPT TUESDAYS.
2. Either of the invocations:
#LINEDEL var 2 TO 50 or #LINEDEL var 2 FOR 49
causes var to contain:
THE QUICK BROWN