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<MAN>
  <LANGUAGE>eng</LANGUAGE>
  <TITLE>names</TITLE>
  <TYPE>Scilab Syntax</TYPE>
  <DATE>April 1993</DATE>
  <SHORT_DESCRIPTION name="names"> scilab names syntax</SHORT_DESCRIPTION>
  <DESCRIPTION>
    <P>
    Names of variables and functions must begin with a letter or one of
    the following special characters  '<VERB>%</VERB>', '<VERB>_</VERB>', '<VERB>#</VERB>', '<VERB>!</VERB>', '<VERB>$</VERB>', '<VERB>?</VERB>'.</P>
    <P>
    Next characters may be letters or digits or any special character in '<VERB>_</VERB>', '<VERB>#</VERB>', '<VERB>!</VERB>', '<VERB>$</VERB>', '<VERB>?</VERB>'</P>
    <P>
    Names may be as long as you want but only the first 24  characters are
    taken into account. Upper and lower case letters are different.</P>
  </DESCRIPTION>
  <EXAMPLE>
<![CDATA[
//Valid names
%eps
A1=123
#Color=8
My_Special_Color_Table=rand(10,3)
//Non valid names
//1A , b%, .C
 ]]>
  </EXAMPLE>
</MAN>
