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Tom: /* Editor commands */

2022-01-26T22:31:40Z

Editor commands

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	<td><p>Saves the edited procedure. </p></td> </tr>		<td><p>Saves the edited procedure. </p></td> </tr>

	<tr> <th><var><p>[SET] ~~SCA;E~~ {OFF \| ON}</p></var></th>		<tr> <th><var><p>[SET] SCALE {OFF \| ON}</p></var></th>
	<td><p>Controls the display of the column scale on the screen.</p>		<td><p>Controls the display of the column scale on the screen.</p>
	</td> </tr>		</td> </tr>

ELowell: /* Syntax */

2017-04-13T16:20:50Z

Syntax

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	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
	<p class="syntax">~~EDIT~~		<p class="syntax"><b>E</b>DIT
	[({TERMINAL [SCREEN \| LINE] \| SCREEN [TERMINAL] \| LINE [TERMINAL]})]		[({TERMINAL [SCREEN \| LINE] \| SCREEN [TERMINAL] \| LINE [TERMINAL]})]
	[<span class="term">procnumber1</span> [,<span class="term">procnumber2</span> \| ,<span class="term">procname1</span>]		[<span class="term">procnumber1</span> [,<span class="term">procnumber2</span> \| ,<span class="term">procname1</span>]

ELowell at 16:12, 22 March 2017

2017-03-22T16:12:07Z

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	</table>		</table>

	[[Category: ~~General user~~ commands]]		[[Category: User commands]]
	[[Category:Commands]]		[[Category:Commands]]

ELowell at 16:48, 18 August 2016

2016-08-18T16:48:19Z

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	<li>The procedure name can begin with a zero. And the procedure name "0123" is different from the procedure name "00123".		<li>The procedure name can begin with a zero. And the procedure name "0123" is different from the procedure name "00123".
	<p>		<p>
	However, names with only zeroes are treated as temporary procedure 0: <code>E 000</code> is identical to <code>E 0</code>. </p></li>		However, names with only zeroes are treated as temporary procedure 0, so <code>E 000</code> is identical to <code>E 0</code>. </p></li>

	<li>Alphanumeric procedure names can begin with a minus sign character (<tt>-</tt>), which is interpreted as a hyphen. For example, <code>-1myproc</code> and <code>-myproc</code> are valid procedure names.		<li>Alphanumeric procedure names can begin with a minus sign character (<tt>-</tt>), which is interpreted as a hyphen. For example, <code>-1myproc</code> and <code>-myproc</code> are valid procedure names.

JAL: rearrange syntax table

2016-07-21T16:33:20Z

rearrange syntax table

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 <li>A temporary procedure (a negative number or zero).</li>
-<li>A permanent procedure. If neither <i>procnumber1</i> nor <i>procname1</i> is specified, <var class="product">Model&nbsp;204</var> creates a temporary procedure (0).</li>
+<li>A permanent procedure. </li>
 </ul>
-</td></tr>
+If neither <var class="term">procnumber1</var> nor <var class="term">procname1</var> is specified, <var class="product">Model&nbsp;204</var> creates a temporary procedure (0).</td></tr>
 <tr><th>procnumber2</th>
-<td>The number of a new temporary procedure (a negative number or zero). <var class="term">procname2</var> is the name of a new procedure (1 to 255 characters); the name can contain any letters, numbers, or symbols except:
+<td>The number of a new temporary procedure (a negative number or zero).
 <table>
 <tr class="head"><th><p>Character name </p></th>
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 </ul>
 <p>
-While procedure names up to 255 characters are technically valid, very long names will create challenges in maintaining the procedures due to the procedure name needing to fit on the same line as commands that reference the procedure. Rocket recommends keeping procedure names shorter than 210 characters. Note that SirLib users MUST keep procedure names shorter than 229, and even then, SirPro will not be able to display procedure names longer than the supported screen width.
+While procedure names up to 255 characters are technically valid, very long names will create challenges in maintaining the procedures due to the procedure name needing to fit on the same line as commands that reference the procedure. Rocket recommends keeping procedure names shorter than 210 characters. </p>
 </p>
 ==Examples==

Alan: /* Syntax */

2016-07-07T15:04:03Z

Syntax

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	</ul>		</ul>
	<p>		<p>
	~~Rocket Software recommends that you limit~~ the ~~length of your~~ procedure name to ~~less~~ than 210 ~~bytes~~. ~~Although a name in excess of 210 bytes is not incorrect~~ and will not ~~cause compile errors, it could~~ be ~~truncated by <var>MSGCTL</var> processing~~. </p></td></tr>		While procedure names up to 255 characters are technically valid, very long names will create challenges in maintaining the procedures due to the procedure name needing to fit on the same line as commands that reference the procedure. Rocket recommends keeping procedure names shorter than 210 characters. Note that SirLib users MUST keep procedure names shorter than 229, and even then, SirPro will not be able to display procedure names longer than the supported screen width.
			</p>
			</td></tr>
	</table>		</table>

JAL: syntax was missing a comma

2016-07-06T23:38:21Z

syntax was missing a comma

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	[({TERMINAL [SCREEN \| LINE] \| SCREEN [TERMINAL] \| LINE [TERMINAL]})]		[({TERMINAL [SCREEN \| LINE] \| SCREEN [TERMINAL] \| LINE [TERMINAL]})]
	[<span class="term">procnumber1</span> [,<span class="term">procnumber2</span> \| ,<span class="term">procname1</span>]		[<span class="term">procnumber1</span> [,<span class="term">procnumber2</span> \| ,<span class="term">procname1</span>]
	\| [<span class="term">procname1</span> [,<span class="term">procname2</span> \| <span class="term">procnumber1</span>]]		\| [<span class="term">procname1</span> [,<span class="term">procname2</span> \| ,<span class="term">procnumber1</span>]]
	</p>		</p>

JAL: add more about names with leading zeroes

2016-07-06T22:16:07Z

add more about names with leading zeroes

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	<tr><th>procnumber2</th>		<tr><th>procnumber2</th>
	<td>The number of a new temporary procedure (a negative number or zero). procname2 is the name of a new procedure (1 to 255 characters); the name can contain any letters, numbers, or symbols except:		<td>The number of a new temporary procedure (a negative number or zero). <var class="term">procname2</var> is the name of a new procedure (1 to 255 characters); the name can contain any letters, numbers, or symbols except:
	<table>		<table>
	<tr class="head"><th><p>Character name </p></th>		<tr class="head"><th><p>Character name </p></th>
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	<li>Most of the above characters are permitted if <var>CUSTOM=42</var> is turned on. Names containing special characters must be enclosed in single quotes for all procedure commands. See [[CUSTOM parameter#Using CUSTOM=(42)\|Using CUSTOM=(42)]] for details.</li>		<li>Most of the above characters are permitted if <var>CUSTOM=42</var> is turned on. Names containing special characters must be enclosed in single quotes for all procedure commands. See [[CUSTOM parameter#Using CUSTOM=(42)\|Using CUSTOM=(42)]] for details.</li>

	<li>The procedure name can begin with a zero.</li>		<li>The procedure name can begin with a zero. And the procedure name "0123" is different from the procedure name "00123".
			<p>
			However, names with only zeroes are treated as temporary procedure 0: <code>E 000</code> is identical to <code>E 0</code>. </p></li>

	<li>Alphanumeric procedure names can begin with a minus sign character (-), which is interpreted as a ~~dash~~. For example, -1myproc and -myproc are valid procedure names.</li>		<li>Alphanumeric procedure names can begin with a minus sign character (<tt>-</tt>), which is interpreted as a hyphen. For example, <code>-1myproc</code> and <code>-myproc</code> are valid procedure names.
			<p>
			Numeric procedure names that begin with a minus sign are treated as temporary procedures, and leading zeroes after the minus sign are ignored if they are followed by a non-zero digit (<code>E -1</code> is identical to <code>E -001</code>). </p></li>
	</ul></li>		</ul></li>
	</ul>		</ul>
	<p>		<p>
	Rocket Software recommends that you limit the length of your procedure name to less than 210 bytes. Although a name in excess of 210 bytes is not incorrect and will not cause compile errors, it could be truncated by MSGCTL processing. </p></td></tr>		Rocket Software recommends that you limit the length of your procedure name to less than 210 bytes. Although a name in excess of 210 bytes is not incorrect and will not cause compile errors, it could be truncated by <var>MSGCTL</var> processing. </p></td></tr>
	</table>		</table>

JAL: misc formatting

2016-07-06T20:54:06Z

misc formatting

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ELowell: /* Syntax */

2016-04-11T21:13:01Z

Syntax

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	</li>		</li>
	</ul>		</ul>
			Rocket Software recommends that you limit the length of your procedure name to less than 210 bytes. Although a name in excess of 210 bytes is not incorrect and will not cause compile errors, it could be truncated by MSGCTL processing.
	</td>		</td>
	</tr>		</tr>