To assist you in locating information, the flow of the chapters moves from more general usage information to more specific reference and utilization information.
ChapterA 1: a??About GT.Ma?? gives an overview of the features of the GT.M programming system.
ChapterA 2: a??GT.M Language Extensionsa?? provides summary tables of the GT.M language extension, grouped by purpose.
ChapterA 3: a??Development Cyclea?? gives an introduction to program development in the GT.M environment.
ChapterA 4: a??Operating and Debugging in Direct Modea?? describes basic elements of operating in Direct Mode and the features available for debugging in Direct Mode.
ChapterA 5: a??General Language Features of Ma?? describes features of M as a programming language that are important in using the reference information given in the a??Commandsa??, a??Functionsa??, and a??Intrinsic Special Variablesa?? chapters.
ChapterA 6: a??Commandsa?? is a comprehensive description of each GT.M command. Entries are in alphabetical order.
ChapterA 7: a??Functionsa?? is a comprehensive description of each GT.M function. Entries are in alphabetical order.
ChapterA 8: a??Intrinsic Special Variablesa?? is a comprehensive description of each GT.M intrinsic special variable. Entries are in alphabetical order.
ChapterA 9: a??Input/Output Processinga?? describes input/output facilities available in GT.M.
ChapterA 10: a??Utility Routinesa?? describes library utilities provided with GT.M for performing frequently used M tasks.
ChapterA 11: a??Integrating External Routinesa?? describes how to call GT.M routines from routines created in other programming languages and how to call out of GT.M routines to these external programs.
ChapterA 12: a??Internationalizationa?? describes the facilities available for using GT.M successfully with languages other than American English.
ChapterA 13: a??Error Processinga?? describes methods for error handling in GT.M.
ChapterA 14: a??Triggersa?? describes the trigger facility available with GT.M.
