DOE-2 Reference Manual Version 2.1 - DOE2.com

Rules: 1. Although a U-name may be longer than 16 characters, only the first16 characters are significant to the program. In the 00E-2 Libraryof MATERIALs, LAYERS, and CONSTRUCTIONs, only the first 8 charactersare of significance.Ex amp les:2. A U-name must be unique, that is, one of a kind.3. A U-name may not be a 00E-2 defined command, keyword, or code-wordfor the current input processor.4. A U-name may not contain any of the following characters:() [J = or a blank.4. Instruction DataValid U-namesInvalid U-namesWALL-4FAN-3.6BOILER-GlU-nameWALL ,0ENOFAN(3.6)ReasonContains a commaIs a DOE-2 commandContains parenthesesWith very few exceptions, all data entered after the command word, andbefore the instruction terminator, take one of the following forms:Keyword = ValueorKeyword = (Value, Value, ... )where Keyword is a valid keyword, or keyword abbreviation, for the instructionbeing processed, and Value is a value to be assigned to the keyword. Keywordsare external names for actual program variables.Rules: 1. An equals sign following the keyword is optional.2. If the keyword does not require a list of values, the value mustnot appear in parentheses.3. If the keyword requires a list of values, the value(s) must appearwithin parentheses and all values must be separated by commasand/or one or more blanks. Normally, a list contains two or morevalues but occasionally a list will contain only one value (thiswill be noted in the text when it occurs.)4. Keywords not entered will be set to their default values, if suchdefault values exist. If default values do not exist for amandatory keyword, a diagnostic message will be printed.II.3 (Revised 5/81)