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A
ABS function
ABS% function
Absolute value
Absolute value function #1
Absolute value function #2
Array
assigning values to #1
assigning values to #2
assigning values to #3
assigning values to #4
bounds
creating #1
creating #2
creating #3
initialization of
ASC function
ASCENDING keys #1
ASCENDING keys #2
ASCII
converting to
converting to a 1-character string
converting to a string
ASCII function
Assignment
multitarget #1
multitarget #2
multitarget #3
multitarget #4
ATN function
B
BASIC/TRANSLATE command
multimodule applications
Block I/O file
writing records to
Bounds
default for implicit arrays
Byte
C
CALL statement
CAUSE ERROR statement
CCPOS function
CHAIN statement
CHANGE statement
Character
ASCII #1
ASCII #2
Character position
determining
of substring
Character sets
translating
CHR$ function
CLOSE statement
Comma (,)
in MAT PRINT statement
Command qualifiers
with the BASIC/TRANSLATE command
Comments #1
Comments #2
Comments #3
COMMON statement
COMP% function
Compilation
controlling
Conditional branching #1
Conditional branching #2
Conditional branching #3
IF statement
Conditional expressions #1
Conditional expressions #2
IF statement
loops
Conditional loops #1
Conditional loops #2
CONTINUE statement
Control
transferring #1
transferring #2
transferring #3
transferring #4
transferring #5
transferring #6
transferring #7
transferring into DEF functions #1
transferring into DEF functions #2
transferring into FOR...NEXT loops #1
transferring into FOR...NEXT loops #2
transferring into SELECT blocks #1
transferring into SELECT blocks #2
transferring into UNTIL loops #1
transferring into UNTIL loops #2
transferring into WHILE loops #1
transferring into WHILE loops #2
Conversion functions #1
Conversion functions #2
Conversion functions #3
Conversion functions #4
Conversion functions #5
converting to specified or default INTEGER data type
CVT$F function
CVT$% function
CVT%$ function
CVTF$ function
NUM1$ function
numeric expression or numeric string
one string to another
RAD$ function
COS function
Cosine
CPU time
CTRL/C function
trapping
Cursor position
determining
CVT$$ function
See also EDIT$ function
CVTxx function
with FIELD statement
D
Data
representation
transferring
DATA statement
with MAT READ statement
with READ statement
Data structures
defining
Data type functions
conversion
converting to specified or default INTEGER data type
Data types
Byte
defining
floating-point
Gfloat floating-point
Integer
Longword
See also VAX BASIC or DEC BASIC data types
See also Visual Basic data types
Single floating-point
String
VAX BASIC or DEC BASIC, table
Visual Basic, table
Word
Date and time functions #1
Date and time functions #2
DATE$ function
DATE4$ function
Decimal data type
DECIMAL data type
restrictions
DECIMAL function
Declarative statements #1
Declarative statements #2
Declarative statements #3
DECLARE statement
DEF function
transferring control into #1
transferring control into #2
DEF statement
DEF* statement
Default
error handling
file name
parameter-passing mechanisms
setting
DELETE statement
DESCENDING keys #1
DESCENDING keys #2
Descriptors
DET function
Detached handler
Determinant
Diagnostic messages
DIF$ function
DIM statement
DIMENSION statement
Double floating-point
Dynamic mapping #1
Dynamic mapping #2
Dynamic mapping #3
Dynamic storage #1
Dynamic storage #2
Dynamic String
E
E-format notation
E mathematical constant
ECHO function
See also NOECHO function
EDIT$ function
Eight-dot-three file names
END statement
Enter and Return keys
ERL function
ERN$ function
ERR function
Error handling #1
Error handling #2
Error handling #3
Error handling #4
clearing a condition
disabling
in subprograms
ON ERROR GOTO 0 statement
ON ERROR GOTO statement
recursion in
severity levels
Error handling functions #1
Error handling functions #2
Error handling functions #3
Error handling functions #4
Error handling functions #5
Error handling functions #6
Error messages
Error number
returning
Error text
returning
Errors, syntax, in source
ERT$ function
Exception handling
Execution
stopping
suspending #1
suspending #2
EXIT statement
EXP function
Explicit
data typing
record locking
Exponential notation
Exponentiation
EXTERNAL statement