*DefineTable()

Indicates the beginning of a record definition block. *This statement has been deprecated and all functionality is now contained in the *DefineRecord() statement.

Syntax

*DefineTable(def_table)

Arguments

def_table: The variable name of the table definition.; Data type: varname

Example

*DefineTable(dsdef_event)
 *Real(wc_hgt, "Wheel center height")
 *String(pos, "Current position")
*EndDefine()

Context

*BeginMdl()

Comments

A *DefineTable() statement is the definition of a record which can contain various types of data, such as *String() and *Option(). A table created using this definition may contain any number of such records. Multiple tables can be created using the same table definition. The *DefineTable() block must end with an *EndDefine() statement.