Keyword Index |
Suggestion: Facform is complicated. Excel may be easier for building Facets specification and data files.
Facform Keyword |
Purpose |
end a loop |
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run in batch mode |
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$Do = (expression) |
start a conditional loop |
$Do = number |
start a loop |
or else, conditionally |
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$Elseif = (expression) |
$Else followed by $If |
end of conditional section |
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$Facets = number |
number of facets in data |
$Flabel = number,name [,codes] |
name of facet |
$Given = Yes |
all labels given in $Spinput file |
$If = (expression) |
perform conditionally |
$Input = name |
input data file |
$Label = facet [, element number] [, element name] [, "anchor value+","+"group"] |
element labels |
$Length = number |
fixed length data lines |
$Length = 0 |
standard DOS input data lines |
go on to next input data line |
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$Output = name |
Facets-format data |
$Print = expression |
display on screen |
$Rating = number [, replications] |
datum value |
$Separator = "value" |
separator character in a variable length or CSV file |
$Spec = expression |
put directly into $Spoutput file once |
$Spinput = name |
previous Facets specifications |
$Spoutput = name |
Facets specifications |
$Text = expression |
put into $Spoutput file, each time encountered |
Operator |
Purpose |
; |
followed by comments |
"..." |
text |
( ) |
arrange order of expression evaluation |
+ |
concatenate |
+-*/^ |
plus, minus, times, divide, exponent |
><= |
greater, less, equal |
&| |
and, or |
use as spacing to ease reading keyword files |
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using as spacing within lines |
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number |
numeric value |
Variable = expression |
calculate a value |
Substring |
Purpose |
treat as UPPER case, alphabetical |
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locate Comma-Separated value |
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the current line-group number |
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treat as an integer value |
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use the current line number |
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convert into a number |
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put value between "" |
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start and end in input data line |
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start and width in input data line |
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locate Tab-separated value |
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unquote, remove from "" |
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