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^$SYSTEM

M[UMPS] by Example

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

This structured system variable provides information about the system specific parameters that are currently active for the M[UMPS] system.

Write !,"The default character set is"
Write ^$System($SYstem,"CHARACTER")

This node will specify the name of the character set to be used for the interpretation of all system-wide name information (names of syntactic elements).

Approved for addition in a future M[UMPS] language standard.

^$System(system,"COLLATE") will specify the name of the collation algorithm to be used for sorting system structures (routine directory, global variable directory, structured system variables).

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The information in this page is NOT authoritative and subject to be modified at any moment.
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 28-Nov-2011, 21:33:03.

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