Turbo PASCAL Programming

by Claude Delannoy

This reference manual is intended for readers who wish to acquire skill in using the Turbo PASCAL programming language. The text contains many problems designed for interactive use on the reader's own computer and exercises which illustrate how the language behaves in certain circumstances. Suggested solutions to many of the problems are provided at the end of the book. While written specifically for Turbo PASCAL, this book takes account of its implementations on different systems such as MS-DOS, PC-DOS, CP/M-86 and CP/M-80. It covers a wide range of features, including those introduced by version 4.0 such as separate compiling units, new integer and real types and integrated programming environments.

Intuitive presentation of a PASCAL program; the Turbo PASCAL system; general rules for writing Turbo PASCAL programs; predefined scalar types - integer, real, char and boolean; the Real type; assignment statement; interactive input-output; choice structures - If and Case; repeat statements - For, Repeat and While; user-defined scalar types; the string type; array types; procedures and functions; set types; record types; file types; pointers; recursion; units and separate compilation; advanced memory control; further features of Turbo PASCAL.