xcall MIAMEX, opcode {,param1, param2, ... param-n}

MIAMEX is a collection of utility operations that are gathered together here for efficiency or because they do not fall nicely into other categories. Each of the operations is listed in the following topic, with links to detailed documentation. Interested programmers should also consult the sample program MIAMEX.BP in EXLIB:[908,30] which contains examples of the more generally useful operations. Note that operations which are listed in the following tables but do not have additional details are A-Shell internal functions not intended for use by A-Shell programs.

In all of the MIAMEX specifications, the first parameter is function, as specified using the variable name (MX_xxx) defined in ashell.def. These functions are shown in the following two tables, MIAMEX Functions by Number and MIAMEX Functions by Symbol.

Note that good programming techniques require that MIAMEX operation be called with the symbol (text name) rather than the function code (number) so as to make your code more understandable. Seeing a reference to "MX_FINDFIRST" five years from now will be much more informative than seeing "MIAMEX 20."