r , , Character Set Names Symbols I I Separator Blank , I National Dollar Sign $ , Pound Sign # , At Sign ii) I I Alphabetic uppercase A Z , Lowercase a -z , , Numeric Numeric 0 9 I I Alphameric National $, #, ii) , Alphabetic A Z , a z , Numeric 0 9 , , Special All other , characters
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Figure 1• Character Sets and Their Contents Notational Conventions notation used to define the command syntax in this publication is: • Truncations and Abbreviations of Commands truncation of a command name is permitted, the shortest
acceptable version of the command is represented by uppercase (Remember, however, that eMS commands can be entered with
any combination of uppercaseand lowercase letters.) The following
example shows the format specification for the FILEDEF command.
FIledef
This format means that FI, FIL, FILE, FILED, FILEDE, and FILEDEF are
all valid specifications for thiscommand name.
Operands and options are specified in the same manner. Wheretruncation is permitted, the shortest acceptable version of the
operand or option is represented by uppercase letters in the command
format box. If no minimum truncation isnoted, the entire word
(represented by all uppercase letters) must be entered.
Abbreviations are shorter forms of command operands and options.
Abbreviations for operands and options are shown in the description
of the individual operands and options that follow the format box.
For the abbreviation for MEMBER in the PRINT command is MEM. Only these two forms are valid and no truncations are allowed. The
format box contains
and the description that follows the format box isMEMBER {name} MEt'! *
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Figure 1
acceptable version of the command is represented by uppercase
any combination of uppercase
example shows the format specification for the FILEDEF command.
FIledef
This format means that FI, FIL, FILE, FILED, FILEDE, and FILEDEF are
all valid specifications for this
Operands and options are specified in the same manner. Where
operand or option is represented by uppercase letters in the command
format box. If no minimum truncation is
(represented by all uppercase letters) must be entered.
Abbreviations are shorter forms of command operands and options.
Abbreviations for operands and options are shown in the description
of the individual operands and options that follow the format box.
For
format box contains
and the description that follows the format box is
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