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a DATA statement and the first thing after DATA is @, the new
pointer value is assigned to the symbol.
• Defined data is spelled out, so to speak, with numbers and letters.
• Defined data may be repeated at the byte or word level using (array).
• Undefined data may be reserved by using (array) unpreceeded by a
value.
Note: DATA can contain references to DATA symbols:
t1 DATA “Here’s table 1...”,0
t2 DATA “Here’s table 2...”,0
t3 DATA “Here’s table 3...”,0
t4 DATA “Here’s table 4...”,0
start DATA word t1, word t2, word t3, word t4
Run-Time Expressions
Run-time expressions can contain constants, variables, operators, and
parentheses. They are resolved using 16-bit math.
Constants can be in several forms:
label A label may be assigned a constant via CON.
$BA1F Hex
%111001111 Binary
99 Decimal
“A” ASCII
Note: When more than one character is within quotes, they are sepa-
rated by the compiler as such: “DOG” becomes “D”,”O”,”G”.
“String”+$80 becomes: “S”,”t”,”r”,”i”,”n”,”g”+$80.
Variables can be accessed a number of ways:
somevar Some variable.
wordvar.highbit Use modifiers to access sub-variables.
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