TAL Reference Manual

Compiler Directives
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Summary of Compiler Directives
Table 16-1. Summary of Compiler Directives (page 1 of 6)
Category Directive Alternate Operation
Compiler Input ABORT
BEGINCOMPILATION
COLUMNS
NOABORT Terminates the
compilation if the
compiler cannot open a
source file
Starts compiling source
code
Treats as comments any
text that appears beyond
the specified column
SAVEGLOBALS
SECTION
SOURCE
USEGLOBALS
Saves global data
declarations in a file
Names a section of the
source file
Sources in code from
another input file
Retrieves saved global
data declarations