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BASIC STATEMENTS
The statements used in
the
BASIC language for
the
5100
are listed below. A brief
description
of
each
statement
is
included.
CHAIN - Ends a program.
then
loads and begins executing
another
program.
CLOSE - Deactivates
open
files.
DATA - Creates an internal data table
of
values you supply.
DEF - Defines an arithmetic function t!) be used
in
the
program.
DIM
- Specifies
the
size (dimensions)
of
an array.
END - Ends a program.
FNEND - Ends an arithmetic function defined
in
a DEF statement.
FOR - Begins a loop.
GET - Assigns values from a file
to
variables.
GOSUB - Branches
the
program
to
the
beginning
of
a subroutine.
GOTO - Branches
the
program
to
a specific statement.
IF
- Branches
the
program depending
on
specific conditions.
Image - Specifies formatting
of
data
to
be displayed
or
printed.
INPUT - Assigns values from
the
keyboard
to
variables during program execution.
LET - Assigns values
to
variables.
MAT Assignment - Assigns values
to
all elements
of
an array.
MAT GET - Assigns values from a file
to
elements
of
an array.
MAT INPUT - Assigns values from
the
keyboard
to
elements
of
an array.
MAT PRINT (FLP) - Displays
or
prints
the
values
of
all elements
of
an array.
MAT PRINT USING (FLP) - Displays
or
prints
the
values
of
all elements
of
an
array
in
a
format
defined in an :image statement.
MAT PUT - Writes
the
values
of
all
elements
of
an
array into a
tape
file.
MAT
READ - Assigns values from
the
internal data table (see DA TA)
to
elements
of
an array.
NEXT - Ends a loop (see
FOR and
NEXn.