SIMSCRIPT II.5 Programming Language

Appendix C. SIMSCRIPT Reference Syntax
define { name } < comma > as [ a | an ]
[ [ integer | real | double | alpha | text | signed integer ]
[ integer - { dim | dimensional } ]
[ dummy | subprogram | stream { name | integer } ]
] < [ comma ] >
{ variable | array}}
[ monitored on { [ the ] { left | right } } < comma > ]
Defines the properties of global variables.
define { name } < comma > as [ a | an ]
[ [ integer | real | double | alpha | text ]
[ integer - { dim | dimensional } ]
[ subprogram ]
[ saved | recursive ]
] < [ comma ] >
{ variable | array }
Defines the properties of local variables.
define word to mean { word } < >
Instructs the compiler to substitute the words following the keyword mean for the indicated word
in all subsequent statements, before they are compiled. The sequence of words to be substituted is
terminated by the first end of record following mean. The sequence of words in a define to
mean statement cannot be empty.
destroy{ [ the | this ] { temporary entity name | process name
| event name } [ called variable ]
| each { permanent entity name | resource name } }
Releases the block of storage for the specified entity name.
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