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The SIMSCRIPT II Programming Language
Jan 1, 1968
The SIMSCRIPT II Programming Language
Reference Manual
ResearchPublished 1968
A compact reference listing of the syntax and semantics of SIMSCRIPT II, designed for professional programmers already familiar with the language. (SIMSCRIPT II is fully described in R-460, and its IBM 360 implementation in RM-5777.) The notation employed was chosen for convenience and descriptive power from conventions previously used in computer programming language descriptions. The study describes notation; basic constructs (symbols, primitives, metavariables); statements (non-executable, storage allocation, computation, control, input-output, simulation); system-defined values (constants, variables); a system-defined routine (the ORIGIN routine for simulation time); generated attributes, variables, and routines; and library functions.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Availability: Web Only
- Year: 1968
- Pages: 32
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/pubs
- Document Number: RM-5776-PR
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Kiviat, Philip J. and R. Villanueva, The SIMSCRIPT II Programming Language: Reference Manual, RAND Corporation, RM-5776-PR, 1968. As of July 14, 2026: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM5776.html
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Kiviat, Philip J. and R. Villanueva, The SIMSCRIPT II Programming Language: Reference Manual. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1968. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM5776.html.
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