TURBO_locstr

Syntax

TURBO_locstr ” [ i | r | c ] “

Location

Turbo Toolkit v3.00+

This is a directive for the TURBO compiler and should be located at the start of your program before any active program lines. All strings used within a compiled program should be dimensioned so that the compiler knows the maximum amount of memory which needs to be set aside to store a string. Any attempt to assign a longer value to the string than that set with a DIM or LOCal command will be cut to the appropriate length.

If TURBO has to automatically DIMension a string, it assumes a length of 100 characters (unless configured otherwise).

The TURBO_locstr directive relates to the way in which TURBO should deal with LOCal strings or string parameters. It accepts a single character string which should be one of the following values:

  • i: Ignore any strings which are used in the program but not dimensioned. TURBO assumes that you know what you are doing with them.

  • r: Report any undimensioned strings - do nothing with them.

  • c: Create a DIM statement for any undimensioned strings, making them global sizes for the whole program.

As with other compiler directives, this value can be changed by configuring the parser_task program or by entering a different value on the Parser’s front panel.

Example

5 TURBO_locstr "c"

CROSS-REFERENCE

See TURBO_diags, TURBO_model, TURBO_objdat,TURBO_objfil, TURBO_optim, TURBO_repfil, TURBO_struct, TURBO_taskn and TURBO_window for other directives