6.1.1 Variable naming conventions
JP1/Script uses the following variable naming conventions:
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The first character in a variable name must be an alphabetic (A to Z, and a to z). For the other characters, alphabetics, numerics, and underscores may be specified.
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A variable name must not exceed 32 bytes. If a variable name contains more than 32 bytes, the 33rd and subsequent bytes are ignored. If a two-byte character is specified for the 32nd byte, the 32nd byte is also ignored.
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Variable names and keywords are not case sensitive.
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Variable names must not span two or more lines of coding.
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Keywords must not be used as variable names.
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A variable name may be repeated inside a variable declaration block.
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Procedure# names are subject to the same naming conventions as variables. A procedure and a variable must not have the same name.
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A procedure is a set of commands processed at run time as a single unit. In JP1/Script, you can use the Function statement or Sub statement to define a procedure. The term sub-routine is synonymous with procedure.