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tex2html_wrap_inline33790 tex2html_wrap_inline33790 Syntax

  1. BD>data : <N tex2html_wrap_inline33794 [,E tex2html_wrap_inline33794 ] [,N tex2html_wrap_inline33798 ] [,E tex2html_wrap_inline33798 ] ... > I @L(C) tex2html_wrap_inline33712

  2. BD>data : <N tex2html_wrap_inline33794 [,E tex2html_wrap_inline33794 ] [,N tex2html_wrap_inline33798 ] [,E tex2html_wrap_inline33798 ] ... > I @L tex2html_wrap_inline33712

  3. BD>data : <N tex2html_wrap_inline33794 [,E tex2html_wrap_inline33794 ] [,N tex2html_wrap_inline33798 ] [,E tex2html_wrap_inline33798 ] ... > I (C) tex2html_wrap_inline33712

  4. BD>data : <N tex2html_wrap_inline33794 [,E tex2html_wrap_inline33794 ] [,N tex2html_wrap_inline33798 ] [,E tex2html_wrap_inline33798 ] ... > I tex2html_wrap_inline33712

where L is the name of a label and tex2html_wrap_inline33870 is a valid input channel number. I is a positive integer representing the number of observations to be read in to [B/D]. tex2html_wrap_inline34012 are valid equations which when rounded amount to a positive integer. tex2html_wrap_inline34010 are the names of bases, data-elements, or elements.

tex2html_wrap_inline33806 tex2html_wrap_inline33806

If the first form of the command is issued, with no channel number being specified, the channel number is deduced - [B/D] does not allow duplicate labels. In the third form of the syntax, the beginning of the file associated with the input channel is indicated. In common with other macro facilities, the channel number can be zero (meaning the keyboard): a label should not be supplied in this case. The address implied by the channel and label supplied must exist at the time the command is issued. If the fourth form of the syntax is used, the data should appear on the lines following the command. If interactive data input is required, you may use either the third form of the syntax (interactively, or from a subroutine on an external file, using channel number 0), or by using the fourth form of the syntax.





David Wooff
Wed Oct 21 15:14:31 BST 1998