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- SADD
- Used to access machine subroutines.
- SAVE
- A menu item performs the same function.
- SAY
- Used in conjunction with TRANSLATES.
- Allows the Amiga to talk.
- SCREEN
- Allows the creation of a custom screen.
- You can have up to 4 screens in addition to the original screen.
- eg/screen 1,640,256,3,2 createsScreen number 1 with a width of 640 pixels, a
- height of 256 pixels, 3 bitplanes(allowing 8 colours) and medium resolution.
- SCROLL
- Moves a rectangular segment of the screen in any direction you like.
- eg/SCROLL(x1,y1)-(x2,y2)
- SGN
- Sets the sign of a number.
- SHARED
- Used in conjunction with DIM.
- Allows an array to be shared with a subprogram.
- SIN
- Finds the SIN of a number.
- eg/sin(x)
- SLEEP
- Causes the program to stop until the user presses a key or clicks a mouse
- button.
- SOUND
- Used to create sounds.
- SPACE$
- Prints blank spaces.
- Useful for overwriting text.
- SPC
- Prints spaces.
- SQR
- Finds the square root of a number.
- STATIC
- Used in conjunction with the SUB command.
- Denotes the beginning of a Subprogram.
- eg/SUB.subprogramname..STATIC
- STEP
- Used in conjunction with a number of different statements.
- eg/LINE,CIRCLE,AREA,PAINT
- Means to the new co-ordinate is relative to the last.
- eg/
- STICK
- Used when a joystick is being used.
- STOP
- Stops the program, but does not end it, it can be restarted with CONT.
- A menu item performs the same function.
- STR$
- Changes a number into a string and creates a leading space.
- eg/STR$(2) would equal " 2"
- STRIG
- Used when a joystick is being used.
- Returns a value to check whether the trigger is currently being pressed.
- STRINGS
- Repeats the printing of a specific character.
- SUB
- Used in conjunction with the STATIC statement.
- SWAP
- Changes the values of two variables.
- SYSTEM
- Ends the program and returns to the workbench.
- TAB
- Moves the next print position.
- TAN
- Calculates the tangent of a number.
- THEN
- Used in conjunction with the IF statement.
- TIME$
- Calculates the current time in the format hh:mm:ss.
- TIMER
- Shows the number of seconds that have passed since midnight.
- TRANSLATES
- Used in conjunction with the SAY statement.
- TROFF
- A menu item performs the same function.
- TRON
- A menu item performs the same function.
- UBOUND
- Finds the upper boundary of an array.
- Useful when using arrays in a subprogram.
- See also LBOUND.
- UCASE$
- Converts a string to uppercase.
- USING
- Part of the PRINT USING statement.
- eg/PRINT USING
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