SIMSCRIPT II.5 Programming Language

Appendix C. SIMSCRIPT Reference Syntax
{ call | perform | now } routine name
[ { given | giving | the | this } { expression } < comma >
| ( { expression } < comma > ) ] [ yielding { variable } < comma > ]
Invokes a routine used as a procedure.
cancel [ the [ above ] | this ] event name [ called variable ]
Removes a scheduled event notice from the pending list.
cause - See activate.
close [unit|tape] expression
Exact syntax is implementation-specific.
compute
{ variable { = | as } [ the ]
{ average | avg | mean
| sum
| number | num
| variance | var
| std.dev | std
| sum.of.squares | ssq
| mean.square | msq
| minimum | min
| maximum | max
| { minimum | min } ( variable )
| { maximum | max } ( variable )
}
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