Function |
Description |
Returns the type of the specified argument passed to the current SBX, function, or procedure. |
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Returns the size of the specified argument passed to the current SBX, function, or procedure. |
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DATE |
Returns system date in separated format. See "Separated Date Format" below, also ODTIM(). |
ERR(X) is used within an error trap to return information relating to a ASB error that has occurred, based on X. |
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ERRMSG |
ERRMSG(X) returns the message associated with ASB error X, based on contents of sys:errmsg.xxx. This is an A-Shell extension, requires COMPIL /X:2. |
.EXTENT(ARY(){,SUBNO}) returns the "extent" of the subscript number SUBNO (default 1) in the array ARY(). |
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Searches a string for a pattern, like INSTR(), but in reverse. |
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MEM |
MEM(X) returns information about available memory and resources. See MEM(X) table below. |
TIME |
Returns system time in number of seconds since midnight. See ODTIM for formatting. |
Separated Date Format
MAP1 SDATE
MAP2 MON,B,1 ! month 1-12
MAP2 DAY,B,1 ! day 1-31
MAP2 YR,B,1 ! yr-1900
MAP2 DOW,B,1 ! day of week (0=mon, 6=sun)
MAP1 BDATE,B,4,@SDATE
BDATE = DATE
MEM(X) Values
Function |
Description |
MEM(0) |
returns the number of bytes of free space remaining in the "partition" (mostly used for variable storage, expression evaluation, stack, and possibly SBX loading.) |
MEM(1) |
returns total size of "partition." See MEMORY.LIT, MX_MEMORY, and the MEMORY system parameter for further discussion and methods of configuring partition size. |
MEM(5) |
size of compiled object code area |
MEM(6) |
size of DATA pool |
MEM(7) |
size of array storage area |
MEM(8) |
size of variable storage area (excluding arrays) |
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