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    The Obtain the Sum of the Absolute Values of the Elements of a
    Vector routine determines the sum of the absolute values of the
    elements of the n-element vector x.

    Format

      BLAS1$VSASUM  n ,x ,incx

      BLAS1$VDASUM  n ,x ,incx

      BLAS1$VGASUM  n ,x ,incx

      BLAS1$VSCASUM  n ,x ,incx

      BLAS1$VDZASUM  n ,x ,incx

      BLAS1$VGWASUM  n ,x ,incx

      Use BLAS1$VSASUM for single-precision real operations.
      Use BLAS1$VDASUM for double-precision real (D-floating)
      operations.
      Use BLAS1$VGASUM for double-precision real (G-floating)
      operations.

      Use BLAS1$VSCASUM for single-precision complex operations.
      Use BLAS1$VDZASUM for double-precision complex (D-floating)
      operations.
      Use BLAS1$VGWASUM for double-precision complex (G-floating)
      operations.

1 - Returns

    OpenVMS usage:floating_point
    type:         F_floating, D_floating, or G_floating real
    access:       write only
    mechanism:    by value

    The function value, called sum, is the sum of the absolute values
    of the elements of the vector x. The data type of the function
    value is a real number; for the BLAS1$VSCASUM, BLAS1$VDZASUM,
    and BLAS1$VGWASUM routines, the data type of the function value
    is the real data type corresponding to the complex argument data
    type.

2 - Arguments

 n

    OpenVMS usage:longword_signed
    type:         longword integer (signed)
    access:       read only
    mechanism:    by reference

    Number of elements in vector x to be added. The n argument is
    the address of a signed longword integer containing the number of
    elements.

 x

    OpenVMS usage:floating_point or complex_number
    type:         F_floating, D_floating, G_floating real or
                  F_floating, D_floating, G_floating complex
    access:       read only
    mechanism:    by reference, array reference

    Array containing the elements to be accessed. All elements of
    array x are accessed only if the increment argument of x, called
    incx, is 1. The x argument is the address of a floating-point or
    floating-point complex number that is this array. This argument
    is an array of length at least:

    1+(n-1)*|incx|

    where:

    n   =  number of vector elements specified in n
    incx=  increment argument for the array x specified in incx

    Specify the data type as follows:

    Routine            Data Type for x

    BLAS1$VSASUM       F-floating real
    BLAS1$VDASUM       D-floating real
    BLAS1$VGASUM       G-floating real
    BLAS1$VSCASUM      F-floating complex
    BLAS1$VDZASUM      D-floating complex
    BLAS1$VGWASUM      G-floating complex

    If n is less than or equal to 0, then sum is 0.0.

 incx

    OpenVMS usage:longword_signed
    type:         longword integer (signed)
    access:       read only
    mechanism:    by reference

    Increment argument for the array x. The incx argument is the
    address of a signed longword integer containing the increment
    argument. If incx is greater than or equal to 0, then x is
    referenced forward in array x; that is, xi is referenced in:

    x(1+(i-1)*incx)

    where:

    x   =  array specified in x
    i   =  element of the vector x
    incx=  increment argument for the array x specified in incx

    If you specify a negative value for incx, it is interpreted as
    the absolute value of incx.