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ICAM Virtual Machine ® Virtual Machine Reference, Model Customization
The Macro Language, String Format Specification
Skip Character Input Format
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X Skip input characters
l Same as X; skip input characters
n Number of characters to ignore
A skip character format is specified by the character “X” or “x” optionally followed by an
integer value from 0 to 999. A value of 0 results in the same action as if a value of 1 was specified.
This format is used to advance the internal pointer on the input string by the specified
number of characters. No argument is required for this format.
Wildcard Input Format
(! * n )
* Input using default format rules
n Maximum number of characters to input
A wildcard format is specified by the character “*”. This format is used to read any type of value
in a fixed format. Before the read is performed, the internal pointer on the input string is advanced
to the next “word”. This is equivalent to specifying a space character before the format.
The type of argument created by this format is dependent upon the first character. If the first
character is a dollar sign ($), the following characters should be one of $NULL, true or false,
resulting in a NULL or LOGICAL value. If the first character is a single quote ('), the following
characters up to the matching quote, is converted to a string value. The starting and ending single
quotes will not be part of the resultant string. If quotes are desired in the resultant string, the
input string should contain two quotes together. If the first character is a (#), the input string is
read as a minor word code. If the first character is a letter, the input string is read as a minor
word name.
If the first character is a digit followed by alphanumeric characters containing at least one letter,
the input string is read as a minor word name. If the first character is a plus or minus sign, the
input string is read as a real value.
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