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Check Assignment

Calling Sequence:
assigned(a)
Parameters:
a : name

Returns: boolean

Synopsis: This function tests whether name a has been assigned a value or symbol.

Examples:

> a := 5;
> assigned(a);
> b := c;
> assigned(b);




Gaston Gonnet
1998-09-15