A166 User's Guide

SET Assembler Statement

Arguments	symbol SET expression
Description	The SET statement creates a new symbol named symbol with the value of the expression. Symbols created with SET may be redefined. The expression may be a register name or a simple relocatable expression with no forward references. Symbols defined with SET may be used anywhere in operands, addresses, or expressions. Symbols defined as registers may be used anywhere a register is allowed. Symbols defined with SET may not be made GLOBAL or PUBLIC. Note Do not confuse the SET statement with the SET assembler directive.
See Also	EQU, LIT
Example	VAL SET 45 ; Simple definition REG1 SET R1 ; Public definition VAL SET VAL+1 ; Redefinition VAR SET PUTCHAR ; Relocatable symbol definition VAL SET VAL+1 ; Redefinition