The mod() function returns the remainder portion of the result of dividing one number by another.
mod(dividend, divisor)
dividend | Number to be divided by the number specified in divisor. |
divisor | Number used to divide the number specified in dividend. |
There is no limitation on the numeric value of dividend or divisor. The rem() and mod() functions are identical.
In this example, mod() is used to find the end of a page. Every 60 lines, a form feed (char(12)) is printed.
for i = 1 to lines print rec<i> if not(mod(i,60)) then print char(12): next i