This volume provides a complete introduction and reference manual for MUMPS -- an especially effective programming language for managing data and communicating information between widely disparate units within an organization.

1. Introduction to MUMPS. 2. The MUMPS Environment. 3. MUMPS Commands. 4. Data Structures. 5. Expressions. 6. MUMPS Syntax. 7. Indirection. 8. Intrinsic Functions. 9. Parameter Passing and Extrinsic Functions. 10. Advanced Global Techniques. 11. MUMPS Internals. 12. Device Input/Output. 13. Error Processing. 14. The Evolving Language. Appendix A: ASCII Character Set. Appendix B: Selected MUMPS References. Appendix C: Summary of MUMPS Commands. Appendix D: Summary of MUMPS Intrinsic Functions. Appendix E: Summary of MUMPS Operators. Appendix F: Summary of System Variables. Appendix G: Documentation for Selected Subroutines. Appendix H: RS-232 Devices. Appendix I: Terminal Functions. Index.