SIMSCRIPT II.5 Programming Language

Appendix B. Functions and Routines
Function
Function
Mnenonic Arguments Mode Description
trang.f e 1
,e 2
,e 3
,e 4
Real Returns a value from a triangular distribution.
e 1 = distribution minimum, real
e 2 = mean of distribution, real
e 3 = distribution maximum, real
e 4 = random number stream, integer
trim.f s,e Text Trims leading and/or trailing blanks from a
string.
s = string, text
e = flag, where
-1 = trim leading blanks
0 = trim leading and trailing blanks
+1 = trim trailing blanks
trunc.f e Integer Returns the truncated integer value of a real
expression.
ttoa.f e Alpha Converts first character of text expression to
alpha.
uniform.f e 1
,e 2
,e 3
Real Returns a uniformly distributed random sample
between a range of values.
e 1
= beginning value, real
e 2
= ending value, real
e 3
= random number stream, integer
upper.f s Text Converts letters in a text string to upper-case.
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