Abs; After; Asc - AMSTRAD CPC464 User Manual

ABS

numeric expression>)
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ABS
P R I N T A B S (-67.98)
67.98
FUNCTION: Returns the abso
lute value of the given expression -which primarily means that negative numbers are returned as
positive.
Associated keywords: SGN

AFTER

integer expression>[,<integer expression>] GOSUB <line number>.
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AFTER
A F T E R 2 0 0 , 2 G O S U B 3 2 0
COMMAND: Invoke a subroutine after a given time period has elapsed. The first <integer
expression>, indicates the period of the delay, in units of 1/50 second, and the second <integer
expression>, (in range 0....3), indicates which of the four available delay timers should be used. See
also Chapter 10.
Associated keywords: EVERY,REMAIN

ASC

string expression>)
ASC (<
PRIN T A S C ( " X " )
88
FUNCTION: Gets the numeric value of the first character of a string as long as ASCII characters are
used.
Associated keywords: CHR$