Type: General type of POPS symbol
Use: Pseudoverbs are magic symbols which cause FORTRAN routines to carry out specific actions. Unlike verbs, pseudoverbs are executed as soon as they are encountered by the compiler even in compile mode. In general, the FORTRAN routines which are invoked will parse the remainder of the input line under special, non-standard rules. Any normal code typed on the line ahead of the pseudoverb will not be executed. Grammar: See the HELP listings for the specific pseudoverb. Examples: HELP HELP ARRAY JUNK(4, -7 TO 9) PROC DUMMY (I,J) LIST DUMMY DEBUG TRUE INPUTS MLOAD **************************************************************** ABORTASK stops a running task ARRAY Declares POPS symbol name and dimensions COMPRESS recovers unused POPS address space and new symbols CORE displays the used and total space used by parts of POPS table DEBUG turns on/off the POPS-language’s debug messages EDIT enter edit-a-procedure mode in the POPS language ELSE starts POPS code done if an IF condition is false (IF-THEN..) ENDBATCH terminates input to batch work file ENDEDIT terminates procedure edit mode of POPS input ERASE removes one or more lines from a POPS procedure FINISH terminates the entry and compilation of a procedure GET restores previously SAVEd full POPS environment IF causes conditional execution of a set of POPS statements ISBATCH declares current AIPS to be, or not to be, batch-like LIST displays the source code text for a POPS procedure MODIFY modifies the text of a line of a procedure and recompiles MSGKILL turns on/off the recording of messages in the message file TELL Send parameters to tasks that know to read them on the fly WHILE Start a conditional statement |