**CIGAL Reference Manual, Chapter 4 (Variables): state**
===== State -- Integer variable showing the current execution status of CIGAL =====
**usage: dest = state**

STATE, an internally defined integer variable, reflects the current run status of
CIGAL during execution.  This variable is read-only.  The program continuously
updates its value.

The meaning of the different STATE flags are summarized below:
       Decimal     Octal    Meaning
           1          1     COMMAND -- Executing a command string
           2          2     MACRO -- Running macro program
           4          4     COMPILED -- Running a compiled macro
           8         10     START -- Running a START macro file
          16         20     COUNT -- Counting output lines per page
          32         40     TEMP -- A tempfile has been opened
          64        100     EDIT -- Running the CIGAL Editor
         128        200     SYSSTART -- Running system start-up macro
         256        400     INTERRUPT -- Ctrl-c (or Ctrl-b) has been issued
         512       1000     COMPILING -- Compiling a macro program
        1024       2000     DEBUG -- Executing command in debug mode
        2048       4000     ERROR -- An error has occurred
        4096      10000     QUIT -- Executing QUITSTR, quit when done
        8192      20000     ALARM -- Alarm timer has been set
       16384      40000     PAGE -- Pause printed output after each full screen

**See Also:**\\
[[jvs:cigal|CIGAL Home]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual|CIGAL Manual]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter4|Variables List]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual:help|Manual Help]]