SPL to HP C/XL Migration Guide (30231-90001)

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Conventions

This section discusses the notation conventions followed in this manual.

"Syntax" deals with the notation used in syntax diagrams. "General"

discusses other aspects of textual notation and practices.

Syntax

Notation Description

computer Letters, digits, and special characters displayed in

"computer" type are required and should be entered

exactly as shown. SPL permits keywords to be upper- or

lowercase. HP C/XL differentiates uppercase from

lowercase. In the following example, both the command

and the trailing semicolon are required:

EXIT ;

italics

Characters in "

italics

", typically words or compound

words, denote elements that you must replace with

appropriate values. In the following example, you must

replace

filename

with the name of the file you want to

close:

filename

[ element ] Brackets enclose optional elements.+ When one or more

elements are stacked inside brackets, you may select any

one or none of the elements. For example:

[A]

[B] [C]

You can select "A" or "B" or neither, and optionally add

"C".

When brackets are nested, parameters in inner brackets

can be specified only if parameters in outer brackets

are specified. For example:

[X1 [, [X2] [, X3]]]

can be entered as any of:

blank

X1,

X1,X2

X1,X2,X3

X1,,X3

{ element } Braces enclose required elements. When one or more