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Introduction

Users guide

Directives

System Functions

@( ) Print Location function

@X( ) / @Y( ) Convert X/Y Coordinates

ABS( ) Absolute Value

ACS( ) Return Arc-Cosine

AND( ) Logical AND

ARG( ) Get/Process Arguments

ARG( ) Parse string arguments

ARG( ) Command-Line Argument

ASC( ) Get Internal Character Value

ASN( ) Returns Arc-Sine Function

ATH( ) Convert Hex

ATN( ) Return Arc-Tangent

BIN( ) Binary String from Numeric Value

BSZ( ) Bank Memory Size

CHG( ) Notify if Variable Has Changed

CHR( ) ASCII Character of Value

COS( ) Return Cosine

CMP( ) Compress Data

CPL( ) Compile String

CRC( ) Cyclic-Redundancy-Check

CSE( ) Case Compare

CTL( ) Return CTL Definition

CVS( ) Convert String

CVS( ) Convert internal format of data

DEC( ) Get Binary of String

DIM( ) Generate String/Get Array Size

DIR( ) Get Current Directory

DLL( ) / DLX( ) Call Windows DLL

DSK( ) Get Current Disk Drive

DTE( ) Convert Date

ENV( ) Get Environment Values

EPT( ) Return Exponent Value

ERR( ) Test Error Value

EVN( ) Evaluate Numeric Expression

EVS( ) Evaluate String Expression

EXP( ) Raise to Base Te n

FFN( ) Find File Number

FIB( ) Return File Information Block

FID( ) Return File Information Descriptor

FIN( ) Return File Information

FPT( ) Return Fractional Part

GAP( ) Return Odd Parity String

GBL( ) Reference Global String Variable

GEP( ) Return Even Parity String

HSA( ) Highest Sector Available

HSH( ) Generate Hash Value

HTA( ) Get Hex Value of String

HWN( ) Highest Unused Window Number

I3E( ) Convert to/from IEEE Format

IND( ) Return Next Record Index

INT( ) Return Integer Portion

IOL( ) Get IOList Specification

IOR( ) Logical OR

JUL( ) Return Julian Date

JST( ) Justify String

KEC( ) Return Key of Current Record

KEF( ) Return First Key of File

KEL( ) Return Last Key of File

KEN( ) Return Key After Next

KEP( ) Return Prior Record's Ke y

KEY( ) Return Key of Next Record

KGN( ) Generate Record Ke y

LCS( ) Return Lowercase String

LEN( ) Return String Length

LNO( ) Return Line number

LOG( ) Return Base 10 Logarithm

LRC( ) Longitudinal-Redundancy Check

LST( ) Return List Form of Statement

MAX( ) Return Maximum Value

MEM( ) Return Memory Value

MID( ) Return Substring

MIN( ) Return Minimum Value

MNM( ) Return Mnemonic Value

MOD( ) Return Modulus

MSG( ) Return Message Text

MSK( ) Scan String for Mask

MXC( ) / MXL( ) Return Maximum Column/Line

NEW( ) Create New Object

NOT( ) Invert String Bits/Logical Condition

NUL( ) Test String for empty/null

NUM( ) Convert String to Value

OBJ( ) Return Object Information

OPT( ) Return File Open Options

PAD( ) Pad/Truncate String

PCK( ) Pack Numeric Data

PFX( ) Return Prefix Value

PGM( ) Return Program Line

POS( ) Scan String

PRC( ) Round Number to Precision

PRM( ) Return Parameter Value

PTH( ) Return Pathname

PUB( ) List Public Programs

RCD( ) Return Next Record

RDX( ) Convert ASCII to Radix-40

REC( ) Expand IOList Specification

REF( ) Control Reference Count

RND( ) Return Random Number

RNO( ) Return Next Record Number

SEP( ) Return Field Separator

SGN( ) Return Sign of Value

SIN( ) Sine Function

SQR( ) Square Root

SRT( ) Sort String

SSZ( ) Return Sector Size

STK( ) Program Call Stack

STP( ) Strip Leading/Trailing Characters

STR( ) Convert Numeric to String

SUB( ) Substitute Text

SWP( ) Swap Data

SYS( ) Invoke Operating System Command

TAN( ) Return Tangent

TBL( ) Convert String Via Table

TCB( ) Return Task Information

TCB( FILE | OBJECT | WINDOW | CONTROL ) - Return Active elements

TMR( ) Timer

TRX( ) Convert Radix-40 to ASCII

TSK( ) Returns Entry from Task List

TXH( ) Text Height

TXW( ) Text Width

UCP( ) UnCompress Data

UCS( ) Return Upper Case String

UPK( ) Unpack Numeric Data

VIN( ) / VIS( ) Obtain Value of Variable

XEQ( ) In-line Subprogram Execute

XFA( ) Extended Field Attributes

XML( ) XML parsing/generation facility

XOR( ) Logical Exclusive OR

System Variables

Mnemonic Overview

System Parameters Overview

Control Object Properties

Special File Handling

Special File Command Tags

Utilities and Extended commands

Appendix

Conversion utilities

Integrated Toolkit

UTF-8 / UNICODE and DBCS support

WindX and Javx - Thin Client Technologies

Apache HTTP Interface

Advanced Graphics

ProvideX ODBC Driver

PLUSLIB Dll Library

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