
BASIC commands
PROGRAMMING MANUAL
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3.2.51 CHECKSUM
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3.2.52 CHR
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3.2.53 CLEAR
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3.2.54 CLEAR_BIT
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Type
System parameter (read-only)
Syntax
CHECKSUM
Description
The
CHECKSUM
parameter contains the checksum for the programs in RAM.
At start-up, the checksum is recalculated and compared with the previously
held value. If the checksum is incorrect the program will not run.
Arguments
N/A
Example
No example.
See also
N/A
Type
I/O command
Syntax
CHR(x)
Description
The
CHR
command is used to send individual ASCII characters which are
referred to by number.
PRINT CHR(x)
; is equivalent to
PUT(x)
in some other
versions of BASIC.
Arguments
•
x
A BASIC expression.
Example
>>PRINT CHR(65);
A
See also
N/A
Type
System command
Syntax
CLEAR
Description
The
CLEAR
command resets all global VR variables to 0 and sets local varia-
bles on the process on which the command is run to 0. When you use it in a
program it resets all local variables defined to 0.
Arguments
N/A
Example
>>VR(0)=22: VR(20)=44.3158: VR(300)=-12
>>PRINT VR(0), VR(20), VR(300)
22.0000 44.3158 -12.0000
>>CLEAR
>>PRINT VR(0), VR(20), VR(300)
0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
See also
•
RESET
,
VR
Type
System command
Syntax
CLEAR_BIT(bit_number, vr_number)
Description
The
CLEAR_BIT
command resets the specified bit in the specified VR varia-
ble. Other bits in the variable keep their values.
Arguments
•
bit_number
The number of the bit to be reset. Range: 0 - 52.
•
vr_number
The number of the VR variable for which the bit will be reset. Range: 0 -
63999.
Example
>>PRINT VR(17)
112.0000
>>CLEAR_BIT(5, 17)
>>PRINT VR(17)
80.0000
See also
READ_BIT
,
SET_BIT
,
VR
.