The buffer data type is a new data type in which texts and numeric values can be stored together or from which numeric values (numbers, integer) can be read.

Definition Options

Data Type Global Local
Buffer ✔ —

Global Buffer Variables

To define a global buffer variable in PAscript, data type buffer + variable names are used in the section globals.

Note In PAtools there is no global data type Buffer. Currently a text variable can be used as a global buffer variable.

Example

Local Buffer Variables

To define local buffer variables, specify the data type buffer and also the maximum length of the variable in parentheses.

buffer variable name(length) = initialization

The initialization after the variable name is optional. If no initialization is specified, the variable is initialized with the empty string "".

Example: Local Variable Definitions

Buffer as Parameter of a User-Defined Function

If data type buffer is used as a parameter of a user-defined function, only the data type is used. No maximum text length is specified.