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Programming Features
5.14 Alpha SDA Commands, Parameters, and Qualifiers
5.14.2.1 REPEAT
The REPEAT command has the following new parameter:
Parameter Meaning
count The number of times the previous command is to be repeated. The
default is a single repeat.
The REPEAT command has the following new qualifier:
Qualifier Meaning
/UNTIL=condition Defines a condition that terminates the REPEAT command.
By default, there is no terminating condition.
5.14.2.2 SEARCH
The /STEPS qualifier of the SEARCH command now allows any step size. In
addition to the keywords QUADWORD, LONGWORD (default), WORD, or BYTE,
any value can be specified.
Qualifier Meaning
/STEPS={QUADWORD|LONGWORD|WORD
|BYTE|value}
Specifies the step factor of the search
through the specified memory range.
After the SEARCH command has
performed the comparison between
the value of expression and memory
location, it adds the specified step factor
to the address of the memory location.
The resulting location is the next location
to undergo the comparison. If you do
not specify the /STEPS qualifier, the
SEARCH command uses a step factor of
a longword.
5.14.2.3 SET OUTPUT
The SET OUTPUT command has the following new qualifiers:
Qualifier Meaning
/[NO]HEADER The /HEADER qualifier causes SDA to include a heading at
the top of each page of the output file. This is the default.
The /NOHEADER qualifier causes SDA to omit the page
headings. Use of /NOHEADER implies /NOINDEX.
/SINGLE_COMMAND Indicates to SDA that the output for a single command is to
be written to the specified file and that subsequent output
should be written to the terminal.
5.14.2.4 SET PROCESS
The SET PROCESS command has the following new qualifier:
Qualifier Meaning
/NEXT Causes SDA to locate the next valid process in the process list and
select that process. If there are no further valid processes in the
process list, SDA returns an error.
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