Integer values can be specified according to the following format:

Syntax

Base
nnn
Decimal
0nnn
Octal
0xnnn or 0Xnnn
Hexadecimal

Where n represents a digit in the appropriate base.

Literal strings are characters enclosed by double quote characters, such as "This is an example of a string". Literal strings that are separated by white space are concatenated and treated as one string for the purpose of interpreting the MIF file.

The literal escape character is the backslash (\) and is used to enter the following characters:

Sequence

Character
\a
Alert (ring terminal bell)
\b
Backspace
\f
Form feed
\n
New line
\r
Carriage return
\t
Horizontal tab
\v
Vertical tab
\\
Backslash
\"
Double quote
\xnn
Hexadecimal bit pattern. If the MIF file is in ISO 8859-1 format, the bit pattern can be one to two digits (\0 to \ff); if the file is in Unicode format, the bit pattern can be one to four digits (\0 to \ffff).
\ooo
Octal bit pattern. If the MIF file is in ISO 8859-1 format, the bit pattern can be one to three digits (\0 to \377); if the file is in Unicode format, the bit pattern can be one to six digits (\0 to \177777). bit pattern, octal

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