LIST_OF_REFERENCE

NUMBER SOURCE

[REFxxx] '[Detailed reference]'

..........

.......... !

This keyword starts a reference list that is directly coded in the database definition file (***setup.TDB). Its argument begins on the following line, and normally has an explanation line (NUMBER SOURCE) that is followed by various reference codes. Each reference code may occupy one or more lines (each line with maximum 78 characters), but must have a reference code name (that starts with a letter) and the detailed reference information (that is written within two single-quotation marks, ''). It is recommended to use reference code names such as REF001, REF018, etc. A maximum of 400,000 characters after the keyword is allowed until the exclamation mark (!).

Such a reference list can be shown when issuing the DATA command GET_DATA or the GIBBS command LIST_DATA (with the R option). The reference list, which is generated by the GIBBS command LIST_DATA <file> with the N option, has this structure, and is thus possible to be directly read by the DATA module.