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testIX function

This function allows you to retrieve the index of a test condition (flag) when the name of the test is given as input. The array to which the index can be applied is FLAG(). Used in user routines it gives you the ability to be more code independent. The index of a test condition is established during the compilation of the test file. From that point on it will not change until the next test compilation. This means the index can be retrieved only once i.e. after each test compilation. To do so, it is a good practice to search for it once during the first pass through the user routine. Some system flags are provided to allow you detect a new test compilation. newtst1, newtst2 are set to .TRUE. after each test compilation. These are available to you for this purpose.
F The function name must be declared as LOGICAL*1 parameter.
index = TestIX (test_condition_name)

test_condition_name : predeclared test name from the file.TST
index : returned index from the FLAG() array of the corresponding name.


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