gsym File

The gsym file is the global symbol file in the dm account.

Synonym(s)

psym

Description

Global symbols are used to reference the system-wide set of global variables.

0

Global symbol name is the item-ID.

1

Item type code:

c

Character

h

Half-tally (1 byte)

t

Tally (2 bytes)

d

Double-tally (4 bytes)

n

Constant

s

6-byte storage register

e

8-byte quad tally

b

Bit displacement for the bit definition is the actual number of bits. Divide by 8 to find the byte the bit is stored in.

w

 

f

 

y

 

r

 

2

Variable displacement in hexadecimal.

3

Variable register number in hexadecimal.