MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90877)

Appendix B 641
Expression Evaluator Functions
CSL circular shift
left (3)
-2 csl 2 -5
CSR circular shift
right (3)
-7 csr 1 -4
DECIMAL( string ) returns a string
value of an
integer
CALC decimal (255)
CALC
len(decimal($ff))
setvar i 0
while setvar(i,i+1) <
10 and
finfo(“FILE”+DECIMA
L(I), ‘exists’) do
...
255
3, $3, %3
DELIMPOS
( str, [, delims ]
[, nth ][, start ])
returns index in
str of the nth
delimiter
beginning at
start ; default
delims are a
space,a comma,
a semicolon, an
equals sign, left
and right
parentheses,
left and right
brackets, single
quote, double
quote, and Tab;
default nth is 1;
default start is
1
DELIMPOS('file a=bb,
old;rec=40,,f,ascii')
5
DIRNAME()( string
)
returns dirctory
components of a
filename
DWNS( string ) shift string to
lowercase (7)
dwns('aBC&#dE') abc&#de
EDIT( string,edit
str
[, start ])
performs full
REDO-like
editing of a
string
EDIT(`abcdefg','>dd')
EDIT('ab cd;g', 'dwd')
'abce'
'cd;g'
FINFO( filename,
option )
file information
(6)
FINFO('x.pub',0) TRUE
Table B-1. Expression Evaluator Functions
Symbol Function Example Result