1. SIMSCRIPT SIMSCRIPT is a general-purpose simulation language
SIMSCRIPT was developed in 1962 by Nobel Prize Laureate Harry Markowitz and his team to support an Air Force RAND project in efficient preparation of simulation models.
Powerful, English-like general-purpose and simulation language
SIMSCRIPT III is the only simulation package (programming language + ancillary features)
It support object-oriented simulation development.
It has an Interactive Development Environment (IDE) SimStudio.
SIMSCRIPT III can be used in broad range of simulation areas: telecommunications, simulation of factory processes, airport logistics, theater-level military training exercises with large geographical situation maps and with animated military units, flight formations, ships, etc.
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2. SIMSCRIPT
SIMSCRIPT III creates portable models which can run on PC Windows platforms, UNIX workstations, and on 32-bit and 64-bit PC Linux platforms.
SIMSCRIPT III also provides database interface for storing and retrieving simulation.
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3. SIMSCRIPT System Concept:
The system to be simulated is considered to consist of entities having attributes that interact with activities.
Temporary entities: The entities that are created and destroyed during the execution of a simulation.
Permanent entities: These entities remain during the run.
Sets: Entities can form sets.
Event routine: Each type of event is described by an event routine, each of which is given a name and programmed as a separate closed subroutine.
Endogenous (or internal) event: It arises from actions within the system.
Exogenous (or external) event: It arises from actions in the system environment.
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4. SIMSCRIPT System Concept:
SIMSCRIPT program structure consists of
Entities
Permanent
Temporary
Sets
Event routines .
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5. SIMSCRIPT System Concept:
The program structure of a SIMSCRIPT program is
The SIMSCRIPT program consists of three primary elements:
A preamble giving a static description of each modeling element is given.
It is purely declarative. It includes no executable statements.
All the modeling elements (processes and resources) must be named in the preamble.
A main program where execution begins.
Resources must be created and initialized before they can use by processes.
This is usually accomplished in MAIN.
A process/event routine for each process/event notice declared in the preamble.
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6. SIMSCRIPT Organization of a SIMSCRIPT program
Event notices: These are created when it is determined that an event is scheduled.
Each event notice records the time the event is due to occur and the event routine that is to execute the event.
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7. SIMSCRIPT Organization of a SIMSCRIPT program
Execution cycle of a SIMSCRIPT program
The event notices are filed in chronological order.
When all events that can be executed at a particular time have been processed, the clock is updated to the time of the next event notice and control is passed to the event routine identified by the notice.
Each event notice records the time the event is due to occur and the event routine that is to execute the event.
If the event executed by a routine results in another event, either at the current clock time or in the future, the routine must create a new event notice and file it with the other notices.
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8. Example: AGE, AB12, PERSON.AGE
SIMSCRIPT
Names and Labels:
Names may consist of any combination of letters and digits provided there is at least one letter. Period (“.”) can be used.
Example: AGE, AB12, PERSON.AGE
Labels: Labels are used for identifying programming statements similarly consists of any combination of letters and numbers. Period (“.”) can be used.
Labels are identified by being enclosed between single quotation marks.
Example: ‘LABEL1’, ‘AB12’, ‘1234’
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9. PRINT n LINES AS FOLLOWS PRINT n LINES THUS
SIMSCRIPT
SIMSCRIPT statements
# Print statements:
PRINT n LINES AS FOLLOWS
PRINT n LINES THUS
# Print with the values of a variable:
PRINT n LINES WITH X AND Y LINE THIS
# Three digit integer * * *, Four digit real number with one decimal place would be indicated by * * * .*
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10. SIMSCRIPT A simple example of a SIMSCRIPT II.5 program: read X and Y
add X to Y
print 1 line with Y thus
The Sum is: *****
stop
This program consists of four statements.
1. Read the values of two variables called X and Y from input data
2. Add these variables together
3. Print the sum of the variables along with the message, The Sum is:, and
4. Stop.
In the example, read, and, add, to, print, line, with, thus, and stop are all SIMSCRIPT words.
X, Y, and the phrase,
add the current value of X to the current value of Y, giving Y a new value
The Sum is: are expressions provided by the programmer.
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11. Text Let TITLE = “Far and away” Reading Input Data
SIMSCRIPT
Variables
Integer Let NUMBER = 1
Real, Double Let MONEY = 5.50
Alpha Let GRADE = “A”
Text Let TITLE = “Far and away”
Reading Input Data
The general form of a read statement is:
read variable name list
Eg read X, Y and QUANTITY
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12. Arithmetic Expressions
SIMSCRIPT
Arithmetic Expressions
Arithmetic expressions are formed by combining variables and constants with arithmetic operators.
The arithmetic operators are + (add), - (subtract), * (multiply), / (divide), and ** (exponentiate).
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13. SIMSCRIPT Print Statement
The variables PRICE and ITEMS appearing in the following print statements are assumed to have the values and 27, respectively:
1. print 1 line with PRICE/ITEMS thus
PRICE/ITEM = $*.***
is printed as:
PRICE/ITEM = $3.737
2. print 3 lines with PRICE, ITEMS, PRICE/ITEMS thus
PRICE = $***.*
ITEMS = *
PRICE = $100.9
ITEMS = 27
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14. SIMSCRIPT
if statement is used to test the truth or falsity of a logical expression and to choose between
The general form of the if statement is:
if logical expression
first group of statements
else
second group of statements
Always
Eg:
if STATUS = BUSY
add 1 to QUEUE
let STATUS = BUSY
always
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15. print 1 line with I and I ** 2 thus THE SQUARE OF * IS * output
SIMSCRIPT
For loop
for I = 1 to 3 by 1
print 1 line with I and I ** 2 thus
THE SQUARE OF * IS *
output
THE SQUARE OF 1 IS 1
THE SQUARE OF 2 IS 4
THE SQUARE OF 3 IS 9
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16. The general form of a control phrase is: for V = E1 to E2 by E3
SIMSCRIPT
For loop
The general form of a control phrase is:
for V = E1 to E2 by E3
where E1, E2, and E3 are arithmetic expressions, and V is a variable. E3 must be greater than zero, or an error results.
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17. SIMSCRIPT Nested Loop for NUM = 1 to 12, for MULT = 1 to 10,
print 1 line with MULT, NUM, and MULT * NUM thus
** TIMES ** IS ***
o/p
1 TIMES 1 IS 1
2 TIMES 1 IS 2
3 TIMES 1 IS 3 .
10 TIMES 1 IS 10
1 TIMES 2 IS 2
2 TIMES 2 IS 4
3 TIMES 2 IS 6
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18. A comment is delimited on the left by two single apostrophes ('').
SIMSCRIPT
Array
for I = 1 to N
read LIST(I)
A comment is delimited on the left by two single apostrophes ('').
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19. SIMSCRIPT Sample program
Finding the Area of a Triangle
The program calculates the area and perimeter of a triangle with the lengths of the sides A, B, and C as input data.
The first if statement verifies that none of the sides is of zero or negative length.
The second if statement checks that the values read will form a triangle, based on the condition that
The sum of the lengths of any two sides is greater than the length of the remaining side.
All three conditions of the if statement must prove false before control is passed to the group of statements that calculates the area and perimeter.
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20. SIMSCRIPT Sample program
Finding the Area of a Triangle
‘’Program to Compute the Area and Perimeter of a Triangle
read A,B,C
print 2 lines with A,B,C as follows
CALCULATE AREA OF A TRIANGLE WITH FOLLOWING SIDES:
A=**.** B=**.** C=**.**
if A <= 0 or B <= 0 or C <= 0
print 1 line as follows
TRIANGLE CONTAINS SIDE OF ZERO OR NEGATIVE LENGTH.
else
if A+B <= C or B+C <= A or C+A <= B
print 1 line thus
SIDES DO NOT FORM A TRIANGLE.
else
let S = (A+B+C)/2
let AREA = (S*(S-A)*(S-B)*(S-C))**O.5
print 1 line with AREA, 2*S as follows
THIS AREA IS ***.** PERIMETER = ***.**
always
end
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21. SIMSCRIPT Sample program
Routine Definition
A SIMSCRIPT II.5 program may be composed of several program sections:
a preamble (data declaration) section, a main routine, and a number of subprograms.
The variable declaration section is headed by the word preamble and terminated by the word end.
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22. SIMSCRIPT Sample program
Routine Definition
main
This is not strictly necessary.
Since all other sections of a program must have a heading, it is possible to omit the main statement
complete program may have only one main
like all other program sections, main should be terminated by the word end
like all other program sections, should be terminated by the word end
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23. SIMSCRIPT Sample program
Routine Definition
A subprogram definition statement
1. Declares that the statements following are part of a subprogram
2. Names to the subprogram
3. Sets up a communication mechanism for passing data to and from the subprogram.
Each variable and subprogram name must be unique.
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24. SIMSCRIPT Sample program
Routine Definition
A subprogram definition of the simplest form is:
routine name
The optional words to and for are allowed after the word routine.
Eg :
routine SQUARE.ROOT or
routine for SQUARE.ROOT
For the execution , calling the subprogram and commonly
takes the form:
call name
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25. SIMSCRIPT Sample program
preamble
normally, mode is integer
normally, mode is real
end
main
read N
read V1 and V2
call PROCESS.DATA
routine PRINTOUT
print 1 line thus
Hello I am Here
return
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26. SIMSCRIPT Sample program
A preamble can have more than one normally statement.
normally define properties for local variables
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