SIMSCRIPT II.5 Programming Language

Preface
SIMSCRIPT II.5 is a rich and versatile computer programming language enhanced with computer
graphics, designed to solve general programming problems. This book, which describes the
SIMSCRIPT II.5 language, is divided into chapters describing non-graphical language "levels"
which provide an organized path through the language:
Level 1 (Chapters 1 and 2): General purpose language statements.
Level 2 (Chapters 3 and 4): The entity-attribute-set features of SIMSCRIPT II.5. These features
have been updated and augmented to provide a more powerful list-processing capability.
This level also contains a number of new data types and programming features.
Level 3 (Chapter 5): The simulation-oriented part of SIMSCRIPT II.5, containing statements
for time advance, event-processing, generation of statistical variates, and accumulation and
analysis of simulation-generated data. The powerful new modeling constructs of processes and
resources are described in great detail.
Chapter 6 is a collection of various topics which need not be understood for initial use of
SIMSCRIPT II.5. This chapter also describes several features of the language which are obsolete,
but are being supported for compatibility.
A companion text, Building Simulation Models with SIMSCRIPT II.5, teaches the fundamentals of
simulation methodology through the use of SIMSCRIPT II.5 case studies. The material in this book
relates closely to the short course given regularly by the CACI Products Company.
A third book, SIMSCRIPT II.5 Reference Handbook, provides a description and examples of each
of the language elements in alphabetical order.
Interactive simulation graphics for SIMSCRIPT II.5 is described separately, in the SIMGRAPHICS
II User's Guide for SIMSCRIPT II.5. Other features of SIMSCRIPT II.5 are covered in the user's
manual for each specific system.
SIMSCRIPT II.5 is available for PCs running WindowsNT and Windows95. It is also available for
VMS systems and most UNIX workstations.
Free Trial Offer
SIMSCRIPT II.5 is available on a free trial basis. We provide everything needed for a complete
evaluation on your computer. There is no risk to you.
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