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Alphabetical command reference

In this page all instructions are in alphabetical order, with a flag to notify if the instruction is Environment dependent:
"Yes" mean that it recall some operating system macro, so a program that use it can be ported in another environment with some caution.
Obvious examples are CLEAR (that can be used only in an interactive environment), or FDELETE or FSTARTBR (that cannot be used with a sequential file or CMS file).

Statement Type Description
Environ. dependent

ABS Numeric Obtains absolute value
No

ADDR Assignment Obtain an address and put it in a pointer
No

BITAND String Bitwise AND between variables
No

BITOR String Bitwise OR between variables
No

BITXOR String Bitwise XOR between variables
No

BREAK Control Leave SELECT block
No

BUILDMAP Screen Dynamically build a 3270 data stream
No

BYTE2INT Conversion Convert a byte (a single character) into an integer
No

CALL Subroutine Recall an External Subroutine
No

CENTER String Center words
No

CLEAR Screen Clear screen
Yes

CONTINUE Control Do nothing
No

CONVDATE Conversion Date conversion
No

CONVERSE Screen Input / Output of a full screen map prepared by BUILDMAP
Yes

COPIES String Fill a string with character(s)
No

DEC Numeric Decrease an Integer number
No

DELSTR String Delete a substring
No

EDIT2NUM Conversion Convert a string into a number
No

ELSE Control See IF
No

ENDIF Control See IF
No

ENDPROG Environment End a HILMAS program Yes

ENDSEL Control See SELECT
No

ENDSUB Subroutine End an Internal Subroutine
No

ENDWHILE Control See While
No

ENVIRON Environment Change some environmental conditions
No

EXIT Control Leave (end) the main program No

FCLOSE Input/Output File Close Yes

FDELETE Input/Output Delete a record (VSAM only) Yes

FENDBR Input/Output End Dynamic access Yes

FERASE Input/Output Erase a file (VM/CMS only) Yes

FLO2EDIT Conversion Convert a float into a string No

FLO2INT Conversion Convert a float into an integer No

FOPEN Input/Output File Open Yes

FOR Control Unconditional loop No

FREAD Input/Output Read a record from a file Yes

FREWRITE Input/Output Rewrite a record (VSAM only) Yes

FSTARTBR Input/Output Start a Dynamic access to a file (Start Browse) Yes

FSTATE Input/Output Obtains file characteristics Yes

FWRITE Input/Output Write a record into a file Yes

GOSUB Subroutine Recall an Internal Subroutine No

HALF2INT Conversion Convert a two-bytes integer in a four-bytes integer No

HEX2VAR Conversion Convert from Hexadecimal No

IF Control Test conditions and branch No

INC Numeric Increase an Integer number No

INPUT Input/Output Strings input from Standard Input Yes

INSERT String Insert a substring No

INT Numeric Truncate a float number No

INT2BYTE Conversion Convert an integer into a byte (a character) No

INT2FLO Conversion Convert an integer into a float No

INT2HALF Conversion Convert a four-bytes integer in a two-bytes integer No

INT2PAC Conversion Convert an integer into a packed No

INT2ZON Conversion Convert an integer into a zoned No

ITERATEF Control Iterate FOR No

ITERATER Control Iterate REPEAT
No

ITERATEW Control Iterate WHILE No

LEAVEF Control Leave FOR No

LEAVER Control Leave REPEAT No

LEAVEW Control Leave WHILE No

LENGTH String Get the length of a string No

LET Numeric Do an arithmetic computation No

LTRIM String Align string removing left spaces No

MEMALLOC System Dynamically allocate memory Yes

MEMFREE System Free dynamically allocated memory Yes

MOVE Assignment Move data into a variable No

MOVARRAY Assignment Move an array element to/from a variable No

NEXT Control See FOR No

NOBREAK Control Test next condition in SELECT No

NUM2EDIT Conversion Convert a number into a string No

OTHERW Control See SELECT No

OVERLAY String Overlay a substring No

PAC2INT Conversion Convert a packed into an integer No

PARSE String Parse a string into words No

POS String Search a substring No

PROGRAM Environment Start a HILMAS program Yes

PTR2PTR Assignment Use pointers to move data No

PTR2VAR Assignment Use pointer to move data to a variable No

RANDOM Miscellaneous Obtains a random number No

RANDSEED Miscellaneous Randomize the seed for random numbers Yes

REPEAT Control Conditional loop No

RETURN Subroutine End an External Subroutine Yes

REXX2VAR Miscellaneous Put a REXX variable into a Hilmas variable Yes

ROUTINE Subroutine Define an External Subroutine Yes

RTRIM String Align string removing right spaces No

SAY Input/Output Strings or numbers output to Standard Output Yes

SEARCH String Search character(s) into a string No

SELECT Control MultiBranch selection No

SLEEP Miscellaneous Wait for a number of seconds Yes

SQUEEZE String Remove character(s) from a string No

STACK Miscellaneous Put data into user stack (TSO and VM/CMS only) Yes

SUBDEF Subroutine Define an Internal Subroutine No

SUBEXIT Subroutine Exit from an Internal Subroutine No

SUBSTR String Get a substring No

TEMPLATE String Merge two strings using a template No

TIMEDATE Miscellaneous Obtains system time and date Yes

TRANSLAT String Translate a string using a table No

UNTIL Control See REPEAT No

UPPER String Translate in Uppercase No

VALIDPAC Miscellaneous Validate a packed number No

VAR2PTR Assignment Use pointer to move data from variable No

VAR2REXX Miscellaneous Put a Hilmas variable into a REXX variable Yes

WHEN Control See SELECT No

WHILE Control Conditional loop No

WORD String Count and get positions of words No

ZON2INT Conversion Convert a zoned into an integer No

ZON2PAC Conversion Convert a zoned into a packed No

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Statement	Type	Description	Environ. dependent
ABS	Numeric	Obtains absolute value	No
ADDR	Assignment	Obtain an address and put it in a pointer	No
BITAND	String	Bitwise AND between variables	No
BITOR	String	Bitwise OR between variables	No
BITXOR	String	Bitwise XOR between variables	No
BREAK	Control	Leave SELECT block	No
BUILDMAP	Screen	Dynamically build a 3270 data stream	No
BYTE2INT	Conversion	Convert a byte (a single character) into an integer	No
CALL	Subroutine	Recall an External Subroutine	No
CENTER	String	Center words	No
CLEAR	Screen	Clear screen	Yes
CONTINUE	Control	Do nothing	No
CONVDATE	Conversion	Date conversion	No
CONVERSE	Screen	Input / Output of a full screen map prepared by BUILDMAP	Yes
COPIES	String	Fill a string with character(s)	No
DEC	Numeric	Decrease an Integer number	No
DELSTR	String	Delete a substring	No
EDIT2NUM	Conversion	Convert a string into a number	No
ELSE	Control	See IF	No
ENDIF	Control	See IF	No
ENDPROG	Environment	End a HILMAS program	Yes
ENDSEL	Control	See SELECT	No
ENDSUB	Subroutine	End an Internal Subroutine	No
ENDWHILE	Control	See While	No
ENVIRON	Environment	Change some environmental conditions	No
EXIT	Control	Leave (end) the main program	No
FCLOSE	Input/Output	File Close	Yes
FDELETE	Input/Output	Delete a record (VSAM only)	Yes
FENDBR	Input/Output	End Dynamic access	Yes
FERASE	Input/Output	Erase a file (VM/CMS only)	Yes
FLO2EDIT	Conversion	Convert a float into a string	No
FLO2INT	Conversion	Convert a float into an integer	No
FOPEN	Input/Output	File Open	Yes
FOR	Control	Unconditional loop	No
FREAD	Input/Output	Read a record from a file	Yes
FREWRITE	Input/Output	Rewrite a record (VSAM only)	Yes
FSTARTBR	Input/Output	Start a Dynamic access to a file (Start Browse)	Yes
FSTATE	Input/Output	Obtains file characteristics	Yes
FWRITE	Input/Output	Write a record into a file	Yes
GOSUB	Subroutine	Recall an Internal Subroutine	No
HALF2INT	Conversion	Convert a two-bytes integer in a four-bytes integer	No
HEX2VAR	Conversion	Convert from Hexadecimal	No
IF	Control	Test conditions and branch	No
INC	Numeric	Increase an Integer number	No
INPUT	Input/Output	Strings input from Standard Input	Yes
INSERT	String	Insert a substring	No
INT	Numeric	Truncate a float number	No
INT2BYTE	Conversion	Convert an integer into a byte (a character)	No
INT2FLO	Conversion	Convert an integer into a float	No
INT2HALF	Conversion	Convert a four-bytes integer in a two-bytes integer	No
INT2PAC	Conversion	Convert an integer into a packed	No
INT2ZON	Conversion	Convert an integer into a zoned	No
ITERATEF	Control	Iterate FOR	No
ITERATER	Control	Iterate REPEAT	No
ITERATEW	Control	Iterate WHILE	No
LEAVEF	Control	Leave FOR	No
LEAVER	Control	Leave REPEAT	No
LEAVEW	Control	Leave WHILE	No
LENGTH	String	Get the length of a string	No
LET	Numeric	Do an arithmetic computation	No
LTRIM	String	Align string removing left spaces	No
MEMALLOC	System	Dynamically allocate memory	Yes
MEMFREE	System	Free dynamically allocated memory	Yes
MOVE	Assignment	Move data into a variable	No
MOVARRAY	Assignment	Move an array element to/from a variable	No
NEXT	Control	See FOR	No
NOBREAK	Control	Test next condition in SELECT	No
NUM2EDIT	Conversion	Convert a number into a string	No
OTHERW	Control	See SELECT	No
OVERLAY	String	Overlay a substring	No
PAC2INT	Conversion	Convert a packed into an integer	No
PARSE	String	Parse a string into words	No
POS	String	Search a substring	No
PROGRAM	Environment	Start a HILMAS program	Yes
PTR2PTR	Assignment	Use pointers to move data	No
PTR2VAR	Assignment	Use pointer to move data to a variable	No
RANDOM	Miscellaneous	Obtains a random number	No
RANDSEED	Miscellaneous	Randomize the seed for random numbers	Yes
REPEAT	Control	Conditional loop	No
RETURN	Subroutine	End an External Subroutine	Yes
REXX2VAR	Miscellaneous	Put a REXX variable into a Hilmas variable	Yes
ROUTINE	Subroutine	Define an External Subroutine	Yes
RTRIM	String	Align string removing right spaces	No
SAY	Input/Output	Strings or numbers output to Standard Output	Yes
SEARCH	String	Search character(s) into a string	No
SELECT	Control	MultiBranch selection	No
SLEEP	Miscellaneous	Wait for a number of seconds	Yes
SQUEEZE	String	Remove character(s) from a string	No
STACK	Miscellaneous	Put data into user stack (TSO and VM/CMS only)	Yes
SUBDEF	Subroutine	Define an Internal Subroutine	No
SUBEXIT	Subroutine	Exit from an Internal Subroutine	No
SUBSTR	String	Get a substring	No
TEMPLATE	String	Merge two strings using a template	No
TIMEDATE	Miscellaneous	Obtains system time and date	Yes
TRANSLAT	String	Translate a string using a table	No
UNTIL	Control	See REPEAT	No
UPPER	String	Translate in Uppercase	No
VALIDPAC	Miscellaneous	Validate a packed number	No
VAR2PTR	Assignment	Use pointer to move data from variable	No
VAR2REXX	Miscellaneous	Put a Hilmas variable into a REXX variable	Yes
WHEN	Control	See SELECT	No
WHILE	Control	Conditional loop	No
WORD	String	Count and get positions of words	No
ZON2INT	Conversion	Convert a zoned into an integer	No
ZON2PAC	Conversion	Convert a zoned into a packed	No