☜	$DEVICE M[UMPS] by Example					☞

Introduced in the 1995 ANSI M[UMPS] language standard.

This variable provides information about the status of the current device.

The value of $Device depends on the active mnemonicspace.

For the mnemonicspace "X3.64", the possible values are:

1 mnemonicspace not found
2 invalid controlmnemonic
3 parameter out of range
4 hardware error
5 controlmnemonic not available for this device
6 parameter not available for this device
7 attempt to move outside of boundary - not moved
8 attempt to move outside of boundary - moved to boundary
9 auxiliary device not ready

Approved for addition in a future M[UMPS] Language Standard.

The initial value of $Device is implementation-dependent. However, if the initial value of $IO is the empty string, then the initial value of $Device is also the empty string.

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Please consult the appropriate (draft) language standard for an authoritative definition.

Some specifications are "approved for inclusion in a future standard". Note that the MUMPS Development Committee cannot guarantee that such future standards will indeed be published.

This page most recently updated on 13-Sep-2014, 08:21:56.

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