APPENDIX
BASIC
Functions
The
VI
C
20
can define a great number
of
functional operations directly
from BASIC. These functions include mathematical derivations, screen
formatting instructions, and string manipulators. They are listed in alpha-
betical order.
ABS
ABS
returns the absolute value of a number.
Format:
ABS(datan)
Example:
ASC
A-ABS(10)
A-ABS
(-ltD
PRINT
ABS(X)/ABS(Y)/ABS(Z)
Results in
A=
10
Results in
A=
10
ASC returns the ASCII code number for a specified character.
Format:
ASC(data$)
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