TAL Reference Summary

Standard Functions

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$LMAX Function The $LMAX function returns the maximum of two unsigned INT expressions.

int-expressionint-expression ,LMAX ( )

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$LMIN Function The $LMIN function returns the minimum of two unsigned INT expressions.

$LMIN int-expressionint-expression ,( )

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$MAX Function The $MAX function returns the maximum of two signed INT, INT(32), FIXED(fpoint),

REAL, or REAL(64) expressions.

$MAX expression , expression )(

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$MIN Function The $MIN function returns the minimum of two INT, INT(32), FIXED(fpoint), REAL, or

REAL(64) expressions.

$MIN expression , expression )(

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$NUMERIC Function The $NUMERIC function tests the right half of an INT value for the presence of an

ASCII numeric character.

$NUMERIC int-expression

( )

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$OCCURS Function The $OCCURS function returns the number of occurrences of a variable.

$OCCURS

(

variable

)

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