Argox PA-20 Basic Programming Manual - Manual (Page 15)

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3 Command Sets
3.1 General commands
ABS
Purpose： To return the absolute value of a numeric expression.
Syntax： A% = ABS(N%) or A% = ABS(N!)
Example： Num1% = 2.89
Num2% = 9.55
Difference% = ABS (Num1% - Num2%)
Description： A% is numeric variable to be assigned to the absolute value
of a numeric expression.
N% or N! is a numeric expression, it can be an integer or a
real number.
DIM
Purpose： To specify the maximum value of variable subscripts and to
allocate storage accordingly.
Syntax： DIM Array (range {,range}) {, Array(range {,range})}
Example： DIM A%(8), B%(5,5),C$(6)
Description： Array is an array variable.
Range can be an integer or an integer expression.