SIMSCRIPT II.5 Programming Language

8. Plural keywords ending in S such as variables or lines, can be written in singular form as
variable or line when called for by the grammar of a statement.
C.2 Primitives
Integer: Sequence of digits delimited by blanks, special characters, or an end of record.
Name: Any sequence of letters and digits containing at least one letter and delimited by blanks,
special characters, or an end of record.
Special names: The syntax of special names is the same as name. However, each special name is
required in the context specified.
Each of the following names must be defined in the program preamble before use in other contexts:
attribute name
event name
permanent entity name
process name
qualifier name
resource name
set name
temporary entity name
Routine name, while not necessarily defined in the preamble, must correspond to a user-defined
routine.
Word:{ integer
| name
| number
| special character
| string
}
Words must be separated from each other by one or more blanks unless one of them is a special
character. Periods (.) are ignored between words and at the end of statements.
Comments can be inserted between any two words in a program by enclosing them in quotation
marks ('') formed by two consecutive apostrophes. The right-hand set of quotes is not necessary if
the comment is the last item on the line.
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