VTech PreComputer 2000 Manual page 34

REFERENCE SECTION
The REFERENCE SECTION contains a brief explanation of all the commands and
statements you will use in this manual. Refer to this when you need help.
CLEAR
The CLEAR statement is used to assign more memory space for the string
variables.
Example:
I
1 O Clear 1 00
This command will assign 100 bytes of memory for strings. If the CLEAR command
is not used, the computer will assume the number of bytes of memory for strings
to be 50 . The use of the CLEAR command only, will reserve the same number
of bytes as the default value. However, if a value follows the CLEAR command ,
the computer will assign the number of bytes of that value . If you want to use
more strings in your program, set this number to a larger one but, at the same
time, you will have less space for your program.
CONT
Also see STOP
This command causes the program to resume executing after encountering the
BASIC command called STOP. The program will carry on with the next statement
after STOP. You can type CONT to resume the program after you hit the
SHIFT
and BREAK keys.
DIM
Line # DIM array-name (array-size) .
The DIM command reserves space for one dimensional numeric or string arrays .
The array-name may be up to 6 characters long, only the first 2 characters are
valid. For a string array the last character must be a $. The array ca:n contain
up to 100 elements (0-99) .
Example:
10 DIM FRIEND$(50)
10 DIM PRICE(19)
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