XTAD Documentation - *variables section

*variablesXTAB Documentation

The *variables section consists of the following formats:

Format Description

var A stand alone variable. Its value is to be set later in the program. Its label is its name.

val/label As above. Its label is defined.

var/label/startcolumn(-endcolumn) A variable defined by is column positions in the input file. Its label is optional.

A varaible name is a string of alpha (upper and lower case) -numeric characters beginning with an alpha character.

Variables are strings or numbers or both.

A label can be more descriptive than the variable name.

Examples:

x
gt/Grand Total
sex//11
race/Race/12
ssn/Social Security Number/41-49

pn/Phone Number/50-59
ac//50-52
ddd//53-55
dddd//56-59
.... (later in program)
print name,' can be reached at: 1-(',ac,)-,ddd,-,dddd

Format	Description

`var`	A stand alone variable. Its value is to be set later in the program. Its label is its name.
`val/label`	As above. Its label is defined.
`var/label/startcolumn(-endcolumn)`	A variable defined by is column positions in the input file. Its label is optional.