Document Templates : Principles of DGL : Special Features of DGL : Extensions to Conventional Programming Constructs

Extensions to Conventional Programming Constructs

Some of the features unique to DGL are:

Verbatim Inclusion—Text may be included in a template and passed “as is”, i.e. literally to the output document segments. This is particularly useful for passing formatting commands to the formatter.
Include File—Text from another file may be copied to the output document segments.
Calling External Programs—External programs (e.g., operating system services) may be called from within the template.
Include Statemate Reports and Plots—Rational Statemate predefined reports and graphical plots may be included in the document.