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ACCOUNT INTEGER field, INTEGER value
ACCOUNT(INTEGER field)
1) the ACCOUNT() function
Returns amount of credits charged for services corresponding to the field parameter.
Example:
println “You have been charged ”,ACCOUNT(DEBCHAT),“ for chat”
field is the field number to access (1-14) or using DEB constants
See the Accounting section for a list of constants witch can be used with the ACCOUNT() function.
The account function is used to retrieve account information from PCBoard. These are the constants which can be used with the ACCOUNT() function.
2) The ACCOUNT Statement
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 ACCOUNT statement is used to modify accounting information for a user. This statement will simply modify a debit value whereas the 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 ACCOUNT() Function. See the Accounting section for a list of those consts
See also: Accounting RecordUsage