Virtual Hometerm Subsystem (VHS) Manual (G06.24+, H06.04+, J06.03+)

Command Components
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Char Variable
Char Variable
The variable char is used for attributes that accept one or more 8-bit characters. The
syntax of char is:
character-string
is any string of one or more printable ASCII characters.
To include a single or double quotation mark in a string delimited by the same type of
quotation mark, enter the quotation mark character twice. For example:
""apple"" produces "apple"
''pie'' produces 'pie'
To include a single or double quotation mark in a string delimited by a different type of
quotation mark enter the string-enclosing quotation mark twice, for example:
''"apple"'' produces "apple"
""'pie'""produces 'pie'
Integer Variable
The variable integer is used for attributes that accept an 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, or 64-bit
negative or positive integer value. The syntax of integer is:
Values that include a minus sign (-) are interpreted as negative numbers.
Values that do not include a percent sign (%) are interpreted as decimal numbers.
Values prefixed by the percent sign (%) are interpreted as octal numbers. Values
prefixed by %B are interpreted as binary numbers, and values prefixed by %H are
interpreted as hexadecimal numbers.
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The range of an 8-bit integer is -128 through 127. If it is unsigned, the range is
0 through 255.
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The range of a 16-bit integer is -32768 through 32767. If it is unsigned, the range is
0 through 65535.
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The range of a 32-bit integer is -2147483648 through 2147483647.
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The range of a 64-bit integer is -2**63 through 2**64-1.
{ "character-string" }
{ 'character-string' }
[ - ] { { 0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9 } ... }
{ % { 0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7 } ... }
{{ %B { 0|1} ... }
{{ %H { 0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|A|B|C|D|E|F } ... }