REXX Commands Syntax--an Abbreviated Listing (99068)

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ABBREV(string, test_str, length)
ABS(number)
ARG var1 var2 var3 ... var20
BEEP(frequency_in_hertz, duration_in_milliseconds)
BITAND(string1, string2, pad)
BITOR(string1, string2, pad)
BITXOR(string1, string2, pad)
B2X(binary-string)
CALL name
CALL ON [ERROR|FAILURE|HALT|NOTREADY] NAME routine_to_call
CALL OFF [ERROR|FAILURE|HALT|NOTREADY]
CENTER(string, final_length, pad_character_if_needed)
CHARIN(file|input_stream|kbd, start_read, number_to_read)
CHAROUT(output_stream|file|screen, data, start_write)
CHARS(input_stream|file|kbd)
COMPARE(string1, string2, pad)
CONDITION (NAME|DESCRIPTION|INSTRUCTION|STATUS)
COPIES(source_string, number)
C2D(string, number)
C2X(string)
DATE(B|M|E|O|S|U|W)
DELSTR(string, start_position, number_of_bytes_to_delete)
DELWORD(string_of_words, start_word, #_of_words_to_delete)
DIGITS()
D2C(integer, final_string_length)
D2X(integer, sign_extended_hex_result_to_this_length)
DIRECTORY(drive:directory)
DO n|var = start_value TO end_value |FOREVER ... END
DO WHILE condition|UNTIL condition ... END
DROP variable
ENDLOCAL()
ERRORTEXT(number)
EXIT expression
FILESPEC(requested_information, file_specification)
FORM()
FORMAT(number, integer, fraction, exp_digits, exp_trigger)
FUZZ()
IF condition THEN action ELSE action
INSERT(source, target, start, length, pad_character)
INTERPRET(expression)
ITERATE name
LASTPOS(find_this, target_string, search_backward_from_here)
LEAVE name
LEFT(of_this_string, for_this_length, pad_with_this_if_reqd)
LENGTH(of_this_string)
LINEIN(from_this_source, top_of_source?, number_of_lines)
LINEOUT(to_this_target, this_data, top_of_target?)
LINES(source)
MAX(i, j, k, l, m, n ...)
MIN(i, j, k, l, m, n ...)
NOP
NUMERIC DIGITS expression
NUMERIC FORM [SCIENTIFIC|ENGINEERING]
NUMERIC FUZZ  expression
OVERLAY(source, target, start_point, length, pad_with_this)
OPTIONS
PARSE [UPPER] [options] [WITH] var1 var2 var3 ... var?
POS(find_this, target_string, start_position)
PROCEDURE [EXPOSE var1 var2]
PULL var1 var2 ... var?
PUSH var1 var2 ... var?
QUEUE var1 var2 .. . var?
QUEUED()
RANDOM(minimum_value, maximum_value, seed_value)
RETURN [expression]
REVERSE(string)
RIGHT(string, length, pad)
SAY expression
SELECT; WHEN condition THEN action; .. OTHERWISE action; END
SETLOCAL()
SIGN(number)
SIGNAL [OFF condition|ON condition label|label]
SOURCELINE(n)
SPACE(string, n, pad_character)
STREAM(I/O_stream, type_of_action, specific_command)
STRIP(string,'L'|'T'|'B', optional_character_to_strip)
SUBSTR(string, start_position, length, pad_with_this)
SUBWORD(string, start_word, number_of_words)
SYMBOL('var')
TIME('C'|'E'|'H'|'L'|'M'|'R'|'S')
TRACE(A|C|E|F|I|L|N|O|R)
TRANSLATE(string, replace_with, replace_this)
TRUNC(number, maximum_digits)
VALUE(var, value_to_set, flag)
VERIFY(string, reference_list, 'M'|'N', start_position)
WORD(string, word_number)
WORDINDEX(string, word_number)
WORDLENGTH(string, word_number)
WORDPOS(word|phrase, string, start_position)
WORDS(string)
XRANGE(start,end)
X2B(hexstring)
X2C(hexstring)
X2D(hexstring, n)