Help about %PRODUCTNAME Basic

Overview
Create a Basic Dialog
Create Controls in the Dialog Editor
Properties of Controls in the Dialog Editor
Show a Dialog Using Program Code
Program Examples for Controls in the Dialog Editor

Programming with %PRODUCTNAME Basic

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Basics

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%PRODUCTNAME Basic is modular

"Technical Data"

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Variables
Objects
Procedures and Functions
Libraries, Modules and Dialogs

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

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IDE Overview
Creating and Organizing Libraries and Modules
The Basic Editor
Debugging
Additional Options

Run-Time Functions

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Comparison Operators

Screen I/O Functions

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Display Functions
Functions for Screen Input
Color Functions

File I/O Functions

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Opening and Closing Files
Input/Output
File Positioning
Managing Files

Date and Time Functions

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Converting Date Values
Converting Time Values
System Date and Time

Error-Handling Functions

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Erl Function [Runtime]
Err Function [Runtime]
Error Function [Runtime]
Error-Statement [Runtime]
On Error GoTo...Resume Statement [Runtime]

Logical Operators

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And-Operator [Runtime]
Eqv-Operator [Runtime]
Imp-Operator [Runtime]
Not-Operator [Runtime]
Or-Operator [Runtime]
Xor-Operator [Runtime]

Mathematical Operators

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"-" Operator [Runtime]
"*" Operator [Runtime]
"+" Operator [Runtime]
"/" Operator [Runtime]
"^" Operator [Runtime]
Mod-Operator [Runtime]

Numeric Functions

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Trigonometric Functions
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Generating Random Numbers
Square Root Calculation
Integers
Absolute Values
Expression Signs
Converting Numbers

Controlling Program Execution

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Condition Statements
Loops
Jumps
Further Statements

Variables

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CBool Function [Runtime]
CDate Function [Runtime]
CDbl Function [Runtime]
CInt Function [Runtime]
CLng Function [Runtime]
Const Statement [Runtime]
CSng Function[Runtime]
CStr Function [Runtime]
DefBool Statement [Runtime]
DefDate Statement [Runtime]
DefDbl Statement [Runtime]
DefInt Statement [Runtime]
DefLng Statement [Runtime]
DefObj Statement [Runtime]
DefVar Statement [Runtime]
Dim Statement [Runtime]
ReDim Statement [Runtime]
IsArray Function [Runtime]
IsDate Function [Runtime]
IsEmpty Function [Runtime]
IsNull Function [Runtime]
IsNumeric Function [Runtime]
IsObject Function [Runtime]
LBound Function [Runtime]
UBound Function [Runtime]
Let Statement [Runtime]
Option Base Statement [Runtime]
Option Explicit Statement [Runtime]
Public Statement [Runtime]
Static Statement [Runtime]
TypeName Function; VarType Function[Runtime]

Strings

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ASCII/ANSI Conversion in Strings
Repeating Contents
Editing String Contents
Editing String Length

Other Commands

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Beep-Statement [Runtime]
Shell Function [Runtime]
Wait Statement [Runtime]
GetSystemTicks Function [Runtime]
Environ Function [Runtime]
UNAVAILABLE
GetSolarVersion Function [Runtime]
TwipsPerPixelX Function [Runtime]
TwipsPerPixelY Function [Runtime]

The %PRODUCTNAME Help Window

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Contents - The Main Help Topics
Index - Keyword Search in the Help
Find - The Full-Text Search
Managing bookmarks
Help Agent, Tips and Extended Tips