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Syntax samples
DISPLAY <string expression>
DISPLAY "Var1 =" $ Var1 $ "and Attr1 =" $ Attr1
DISPLAY "Now beginning 100th process"
DISPLAY Number_in_Queue
Pauses the simulation and displays a message. The simulation will resume when the user selects OK. The concatenation operator ($) should be used to combine a numeric value into the string (as in the first syntax example above). Using the ENT(), LOC(), and RES() functions will display the name of the entity, location, or resource.
Any logic.
Components
<string expression>
The message to be displayed. To display a numeric value, use the concatenation operator ($) as in the first syntax example.
Example
This simple example displays the value of both Var1 and of Attr1 if Attr2 is 1. This logic will display the dialog box below if Attr2 is 1. If Attr2 is not 1, an error message will appear.
Operation (min)
IF Attr2=1 THEN
DISPLAY "Var1 =" $ Var1 $ "\nand Attr1 =" $ Attr1
ELSE
DISPLAY "Error"
Please note
The "\n" character starts new lines.
PROMPT, PAUSE, CHAR(), and FORMAT().