TY  - BOOK
AU  - Walters,Richard F.
TI  - M programming : : a comprehensive guide 
SN  - 9781555581671
U1  - 005.133 23
PY  - 1997///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Digital press
KW  - M (Computer program language)
KW  - Programming Languages.
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -