SIMSCRIPT II.5 Programming Language

SIMSCRIPT II.5 Programming Language
The variables PRICE and ITEMS appearing in the following print statements are assumed to have
the values 100.899 and 27, respectively:
1. print 1 line with PRICE/ITEMS thus
PRICE/ITEM = $*.***
is printed as:
PRICE/ITEM = $3.737
2. print 1 line with PRICE/ITEMS as follows
PRICE/ITEM = $*.**
is printed as:
PRICE/ITEM = $3.74
3. print 3 lines with PRICE, ITEMS, PRICE/ITEMS thus
PRICE = $***.*
ITEMS = *
PRICE/ITEM = $*.***
is printed as:
PRICE = $100.9
ITEMS = 27
PRICE/ITEM = $3.737
When several values are to be printed contiguously, the single parallel (|) is used in place of an asterisk
to terminate a format on the left. If this is not done, two contiguous formats merge into one
another. Thus, two contiguous three-digit integer fields can be expressed as ***|**, and six contiguous
one-digit integer fields as ||||||.
Blank lines can be included in the print format lines, or the skip statement may be used. If E is
any arithmetic expression, the statement:
skip E output lines
skips a number of lines equal to the value of E rounded to an integer. The word output is optional.
The words line and lines are synonymous. Some examples of the usage are:
skip 1 output line
skip N lines
skip X + 3 * Y output lines
If E is negative, it is treated as zero. At most, one complete page will be skipped.
Pages can be ejected before printing, so that the next print statement starts at the top of a new
page, by using the statement:
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