Version 4.2.6 for Mainframes

System Functions

This documentation describes various Natural "built-in" functions for use in certain statements.

Note:
As of Natural Version 6.2 for Windows and UNIX, Version 6.3 for OpenVMS and Version 4.2 for Mainframes, all new system functions are preceded by an asterisk (*) to avoid naming conflicts with, for example, user-defined variables in existing applications.

This documentation is organized under the following headings:

System Functions for Use in Processing Loops Describes Natural system functions which can be used in a program loop context.

Mathematical Functions Describes the system functions which are supported in arithmetic processing statements and in logical condition criteria.

Miscellaneous Functions Describes various system functions for field identification, receiving return code from a non-Natural program called via a CALL statement, converting "incorrectly sorted" characters.

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The mathematical functions are not included in the selection box below. Use the above link instead.

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