====== ACCOUNT INTEGER field, INTEGER value ======
		
===== 1) the ACCOUNT() function =====
      ACCOUNT(INTEGER field)
Returns amount of credits charged for services corresponding to the field parameter.  

**Example:**  
      println "You have been charged ",ACCOUNT(DEB_CHAT)," for chat"  

field is the field number to access (1-14) or using [[ppl:statements:constants|DEB_ constants]]  
See the [[ppl:statements:accounting|Accounting section]] for a list of constants witch can be used with the [[ppl:statements:account|ACCOUNT()]] function.  
The account function is used to retrieve account information from PCBoard. These are the constants which can be used with the [[ppl:statements:account|ACCOUNT()]] function.  

===== 2) The ACCOUNT Statement   =====
      ACCOUNT INTEGER field, INTEGER value
`field` is a value between 0-14. Using system constants is reccomended. value is the amount of credits to add or subtract to field the field  

**Example:**  
      ACCOUNT DEB_CHAT,10

The [[ppl:statements:account|ACCOUNT]] statement is used to modify accounting information for a user. This statement will simply modify a debit value whereas the [[ppl:statements:recordusage|RECORDUSAGE]] will do the same thing as well as record information in the accounting file.  
The valid constants for this statement are the same as those used for the [[ppl:statements:account|ACCOUNT()]] Function. See the [[ppl:statements:accounting|Accounting section]] for a list of those consts    
    

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**See also:** [[ppl:statements:accounting|Accounting]], [[ppl:statements:recordusage|RecordUsage]]