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                            Syntax Conventions
                            ------------------

     This documentation uses the following syntax conventions:

     ...       Ellipsis means something was omitted.

     < >       Metavariable: something you must furnish

     <exp?>    Expression of specific data-type where ? equals C for
               character, D for date, N for numeric, M for memo, L for
               logical or any type if omitted.

     <memvar>  Name of a memory variable

     []        Optional syntax.

     [...]     Option may be repeated zero or more times.

     |         A choice: ON | OFF, Numeric | Date, etc.




                        Variable naming conventions
                        ---------------------------

     The  following is a table of the variable naming conventions used
     in all the examples and source code in my library.

                       Character  Numeric    Logical    Date
                     +-------------------------------------------+
     Local           | c_name     n_name     l_name     d_name   |
     Global          | gc_name    gn_name    gl_name    gd_name  |
     Parameter       | pc_name    pn_name    pl_name    pd_name  |
     Local Array     | ac_name    an_name    al_name    ad_name  |
     Global Array    | gac_name   gan_name   gal_name   gad_name |
     Parameter Array | pac_name   pan_name   pal_name   pad_name |
                     +-------------------------------------------+

     Examples:

     c_LastName is a  name for  a character variable  contains a  last
     name.

     n_Acct is a  name for  a numeric variable  containing an  account
     number

     gc_Color  is a  name  for a  Global  (PUBLIC) character  variable
     containing a color setting.

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