Key to BMS Directives

Descriptions for all of the BMS directives appear alphabetically.

DIRECTIVE-NAME

A brief description of the function of DIRECTIVE-NAME.

Syntax:

                                              
>>--/-----.-----DIRECTIVE-NAME=parameter(s)-.---><
          +-----DIRECTIVE-NAME--------------+

The syntax of the Compiler directives is shown using diagrams called "railroad tracks", in which a directive and its parameters are shown joined by lines indicating the order in which they should be written. You read these diagrams from left to right. Each diagram starts with $$ and ends with $%. Sometimes the track forks to show alternatives and then joins up again. The length of a track has no significance.

If a parameter is specified after a comma, but the filename is omitted, the directive must be preceded by a slash (/). Otherwise, the directive is incorrectly assumed to be a filename.

Parameters:

Lists and describes valid parameter(s), if any, for the directive.

Properties:

Default: Indicates the directive's default setting.
Setting in the IDE:: Describes how to set the directive from the file properties in the IDE.

Comments:

Contains any additional information about the directive.