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Types and Ranges

Parameters can be of these types:

Int
Can take any integral value
Real
Can take any floating point value
Keyword
Can have a value consisting of one of a choice of strings
Boolean
Can be true or false (1, t, true, or 00, f, false)
String
Can have any string value

Each parameter can be validated against a set of allowed ranges, each of which has a description associated with it. The nature of the range is determined by the type of parameter, as follows:



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