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M programming : a comprehensive guide / Richard F. Walters.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi : Digital press, 1997.Description: xix, 407 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781555581671
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 005.133 23 W235
Contents:
pt. I. M for the Novice Programmer. 1. A Brief Introduction to Computers. 2. Introduction to M. 3. Basic Components of M. 4. Operations on Numeric Values. 5. Logical Operators, Comparisons. 6. Operations on Strings. 7. Introduction to M Commands. 8. Command Lines and Conditional Tests. 9. Routine Structure and Execution Flow Control. 10. Program Structure. 11. Local Arrays. 12. Global Variables. 13. External Communication: Files and Devices. 14. Some Special Features of Standard M. 15. Indirection: Dynamic Reference Modification for Execution Control and Data Management. 16. Access Control of Local Variables. 17. Implementation-specific Components of M. 18. An Applications Example: a Course-grading Package. Part II: M For the Experienced Programmer. 19. Overview of M for experenced programmers . 20. Distributed systems: 21. Interacting with the operating system. 22. Interfacing M to other standards. 23. M and Windows environments. 24. Error haniling in M. 25. Looking into the future.
Summary: Contains a revision to ABCs of MUMPS completely updated to reflect the latest standard. Also covers advanced programming in transaction processing, networking, structured system variables & interfaces to other standards, as well as providing an overview of M and the Windows environment.
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Includes index.

pt. I. M for the Novice Programmer.
1. A Brief Introduction to Computers.
2. Introduction to M.
3. Basic Components of M.
4. Operations on Numeric Values.
5. Logical Operators, Comparisons.
6. Operations on Strings.
7. Introduction to M Commands.
8. Command Lines and Conditional Tests.
9. Routine Structure and Execution Flow Control.
10. Program Structure.
11. Local Arrays.
12. Global Variables.
13. External Communication: Files and Devices.
14. Some Special Features of Standard M.
15. Indirection: Dynamic Reference Modification for Execution Control and Data Management.
16. Access Control of Local Variables.
17. Implementation-specific Components of M.
18. An Applications Example: a Course-grading Package.
Part II: M For the Experienced Programmer.
19. Overview of M for experenced programmers .
20. Distributed systems:
21. Interacting with the operating system.
22. Interfacing M to other standards.
23. M and Windows environments.
24. Error haniling in M.
25. Looking into the future.

Contains a revision to ABCs of MUMPS completely updated to reflect the latest standard. Also covers advanced programming in transaction processing, networking, structured system variables & interfaces to other standards, as well as providing an overview of M and the Windows environment.

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