Use the Defines List

The Defines list consists of defined constants, (an expression with a fixed value).

• Defines are:
  • Both pre-defined (internal) and user-created (global and local).
  • Used to determine which parts of a program's code are compiled using an ifdef statement.
    • See Conditional Compiling for more information.
  • This creates more efficient code for a given machine type.
  • Example: You can write a program that covers many machine types but compile for a specific machine with more efficient code.

Defined constants have these levels of scope:

Level	Scope
Internal Defines	All the projects present on your machine.
Global Defines	All the programs in your project. These are user-defined.
Local Definitions	Only the current program currently open.

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  Pay special attention to the Data Types of variables used in the expression to guarantee precision when evaluating the expression.
  
• Example: When mixing LREAL and REAL, the precision is that of REAL.

KAS-IDE supports Alias Definitions.