SIMSCRIPT II.5 Programming Language

Appendix C. SIMSCRIPT Reference Syntax
[ left | right ] { routine | function | subroutine }
[ to | for ] routine name
[ { given | giving | the | this } { name } < comma >
| ( { name } < comma > )
[ yielding { name } < comma > ]
Routine heading declaration. The prefix left or right is for declaring monitoring routines. A
routine used as a function has only given arguments.
schedule - See activate.
skip expression { fields
| [ input | output ] { cards | lines | records }
}
Applies to the current input or current output unit. Skip expression fields applies only to
the current input unit. If neither input nor output is specified, cards and records imply input
and lines implies output.
start new { page
| [ input | output ] { card | line | record }
}
Applied to the current input or output unit. If neither input nor output is specified, card and
record imply input, and line implies output.
start simulation
Causes the timing routine (time.r) to begin selecting and executing events and/or processes.
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