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Basic
CVS(4-byte string)
Converts a 4-byte string to a single precision number. Use to restore
data to numeric form after it is read from the disk.
A!=CVS(TOTAL$) S=CVS(DOLLR$)
DATA constant [,constant, .. .]
Stores numeric and string constants to be accessed by a READ state-
ment. String constants containing delimiters, such as leading or trail-
ing blanks, colons, or commas, must be enclosed in quotation marks
when used in DATA statements.
DATA NEW YORK, CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES
DATE$[ = string]
Sets the date or retrieves the current date.
String is a literal, enclosed in quotation marks, that sets the date
by assigning its value to DATE$. Month may be any number 01-12,
day may be 01-31, and year may be 01-99 or 1980-2099. If you omit
string, BASIC retrieves the current date.
D AT E $='I0 4 / 1 7 / 8 5 Io TODAY$= DATE$
DEFDBL letter [,letter, ...I
Defines any variables beginning with letter(s) as double precision
variables.
DEFDBL A DEFDBL J-0
DEFINT letter [,letter, ...I
Defines any variables beginning with letter(s) as integer variables.
DEFINT L DEFINT A-G
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