Procedure Libraries

Procedure libraries are collections of procedures which are brought in at the start of the program, and also whenever the program is reinitialized, using, for instance, File-Clear Memory. This makes sure the procedures included in the library are always available. There are as many as three ways to specify a procedure file:

1.The RATS instruction ENV PROC=name of procedure library

2.The /PROC=name of procedure library option on the command line. This works for RATS for Windows (either from the Command Prompt or on the "Target" line on the properties of a Shortcut Icon) and for UNIX. The Macintosh doesn’t use command lines.

3.Through setting the procedure library in the Preferences. This works for Windows and Macintosh.

You can form the library either by copying the full text of the desired procedures to a single file, or by setting up a file with a group of SOURCE instructions for the procedures you want.