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AADD() Add a new element to the end of an array
ABS() Return the absolute value of a numeric expression
ACHOICE() Execute a pop-up menu
ACLONE() Duplicate a nested or multidimensional array
ACOPY() Copy elements from one array to another
ADEL() Delete an array element
ADIR()* Fill a series of arrays with directory information
AEVAL() Execute a code block for each element in an array
AFIELDS()* Fill arrays with the structure of the current database file
AFILL() Fill an array with a specified value
AINS() Insert a NIL element into an array
ALERT() Display a simple modal dialog box
ALIAS() Return a specified work area alias
ALLTRIM() Remove leading and trailing spaces from a character string
ALTD() Invoke The CA-Clipper Debugger
ARRAY() Create an uninitialized array of specified length
ASC() Convert a character to its ASCII value
ASCAN() Scan an array for a value or until block returns true (.T.)
ASIZE() Grow or shrink an array
ASORT() Sort an array
AT() Return the position of a substring within a character string
ATAIL() Return the highest numbered element of an array
BIN2I() Convert a 16-bit signed integer to a numeric value
BIN2L() Convert a 32-bit signed integer to a numeric value
BIN2W() Convert a 16-bit unsigned integer to a numeric value
BOF() Determine when beginning of file is encountered
BREAK() Branch out of a BEGIN SEQUENCE...END construct
BROWSE()* Browse records within a window .
CDOW() Convert a date value to a character day of the week
CHR() Convert an ASCII code to a character value
CMONTH() Convert a date to a character month name
COL() Return the screen cursor column position
COLORSELECT() Activate attribute in current color settings .
CTOD() Convert a date string to a date value
CURDIR() Return the current DOS directory
DATE() Return the system date as a date value
DAY() Return the day of the month as a numeric value
DBAPPEND() Add a new record
DBCLEARFIL() Clear a filter condition
DBCLEARIND() Close all indexes for the current work area
DBCLEARREL() Clear active relations
DBCLOSEALL() Close all occupied work areas
DBCLOSEAREA() Close a work area
DBCOMMIT() Flush pending updates
DBCOMMITALL() Flush pending updates in all work areas
DBCREATE() Create a database file from a database structure array .
DBCREATEIND() Create an index file
DBDELETE() Mark a record for deletion
DBEDIT()* Browse records in a table layout .
DBEVAL() Evaluate a code block for records matching a scope/condition
DBF()* Return current alias name
DBFILTER() Return the current filter expression as a character string
DBGOBOTTOM() Move to the last logical record
DBGOTO() Move to the record having the specified record number
DBGOTOP() Move to the first logical record
DBRECALL() Reinstate a record marked for deletion
DBREINDEX() Recreate all active indexes for the current work area
DBRELATION() Return the linking expression of a specified relation
DBRSELECT() Return the target work area number of a relation
DBSEEK() Move to the record having the specified key value
DBSELECTAR() Change the current work area
DBSETDRIVER() Return the default database driver and set a new driver
DBSETFILTER() Set a filter condition
DBSETINDEX() Open an index
DBSETORDER() Set the controlling order
DBSETRELAT() Relate two work areas
DBSKIP() Move relative to the current record
DBSTRUCT() Create an array containing the structure of a database file
DBUNLOCK() Release all locks for the current work area
DBUNLOCKALL() Release all locks for all work areas
DBUSEAREA() Use a database file in a work area
DELETED() Return the deleted status of the current record
DESCEND() Create a descending index key value
DEVOUT() Write a value to the current device
DEVOUTPICT() Write a value to the current device using a picture clause
DEVPOS() Move the cursor or printhead to a new position
DIRECTORY() Create an array of directory and file information
DISKSPACE() Return the space available on a specified disk
DISPBEGIN() Begin buffering screen output .
DISPBOX() Display a box on the screen
DISPCOUNT() Return the number of pending DISPEND() requests .
DISPEND() Display buffered screen updates .
DISPOUT() Write a value to the display
DOSERROR() Return the last DOS error number
DOW() Convert a date value to a numeric day of the week
DTOC() Convert a date value to a character string
DTOS() Convert a date value to a string formatted as yyyymmdd
EMPTY() Determine if the result of an expression is empty
EOF() Determine when end of file is encountered
ERRORBLOCK() Post a code block to execute when a runtime error occurs
ERRORLEVEL() Set the CA-Clipper return code
EVAL() Evaluate a code block
EXP() Calculate e**x
FCLOSE() Close an open binary file and write DOS buffers to disk
FCOUNT() Return the number of fields in the current (.dbf) file
FCREATE() Create and/or truncate a binary file to zero-length
FERASE() Delete a file from disk
FERROR() Test for errors after a binary file operation
FIELDBLOCK() Return a set-get code block for a given field
FIELDGET() Retrieve the value of a field variable
FIELDNAME() Return a field name from the current (.dbf) file
FIELDPOS() Return the position of a field in a work area
FIELDPUT() Set the value of a field variable
FIELDWBLOCK() Return a set-get code block for a field in a given work area
FILE() Determine if files exists
FKLABEL()* Return function key name
FKMAX()* Return number of function keys as a constant
FLOCK() Lock an open and shared database file
FOPEN() Open a binary file
FOUND() Determine if the previous search operation succeeded
FREAD() Read characters from a binary file into a buffer variable
FREADSTR() Read characters from a binary file
FRENAME() Change the name of a file
FSEEK() Set a binary file pointer to a new position
FWRITE() Write to an open binary file
GETENV() Retrieve the contents of a DOS environment variable
HARDCR() Replace all soft carriage returns with hard carriage returns
HEADER() Return the current database file header length
I2BIN() Convert a CA-Clipper numeric to a 16-bit binary integer
IF() Return the result of an expression based on a condition
INDEXEXT() Return default index extension based on the database driver
INDEXKEY() Return the key expression of a specified index
INDEXORD() Return the order position of the controlling index
INKEY() Extract a character from the keyboard buffer
INT() Convert a numeric value to an integer
ISALPHA() Determine if leftmost character in a string is alphabetic
ISCOLOR() Determine if the current computer has color capability
ISDIGIT() Determine if leftmost character in a string is a digit
ISLOWER() Determine if leftmost character is a lowercase letter
ISPRINTER() Determine whether the LPT1 is ready
ISUPPER() Determine if leftmost character in a string is uppercase
L2BIN() Convert CA-Clipper numeric value to 32-bit binary integer
LASTKEY() Return the last key extracted from the keyboard buffer
LASTREC() Determine the number of records in the current (.dbf) file
LEFT() Extract a substring beginning with the leftmost character
LEN() Return length of a string or number of array elements
LOG() Calculate the natural logarithm of a numeric value
LOWER() Convert uppercase characters to lowercase
LTRIM() Remove leading spaces from a character string
LUPDATE() Return the last modification date of a (.dbf) file
MAX() Return the larger of two numeric or date values
MAXCOL() Determine the maximum visible screen column
MAXROW() Determine the maximum visible screen row
MEMOEDIT() Display or edit character strings and memo fields .
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MEMOLINE() Extract a line of text from a character string or memo field
MEMOREAD() Return the contents of a disk file as a character string
MEMORY() Determine the amount of available free pool memory
MEMOTRAN() Replace carriage return/linefeeds in character strings
MEMOWRIT() Write a character string or memo field to a disk file
MEMVARBLOCK() Return a set-get code block for a given memory variable
MIN() Return the smaller of two numeric or date values
MLCOUNT() Count number of lines in a character string or memo field
MLCTOPOS() Return byte position based on line and column position
MLPOS() Determine the position of a line in a string or memo field
MOD()* Return dBASE III PLUS modulus of two numbers
MONTH() Convert a date value to the number of the month
MPOSTOLC() Return line and column position based on byte position
NETERR() Determine if a network command has failed
NETNAME() Return the current workstation identification
NEXTKEY() Read the pending key in the keyboard buffer
NOSNOW() Toggle snow suppression
OS() Return the operating system name
OUTERR() Write a list of values to the standard error device
OUTSTD() Write a list of values to the standard output device
PAD() Pad character, date, or numeric value with a fill character
PCOL() Return the current column position of the printhead
PCOUNT() Determine the position of the last actual parameter passed
PROCLINE() Return source line number of current or previous activation
PROCNAME() Return name of current or previous procedure or function
PROW() Return the current row position of the printhead
QOUT() Display a list of expressions to the console
RAT() Return the position of the last occurrence of a substring
READEXIT() Toggle Uparrow and Dnarrow as READ exit keys
READINSERT() Toggle the current insert mode for READ and MEMOEDIT()
READKEY()* Determine what key terminated a READ
READMODAL() Activate a full-screen editing mode for a GetList
READVAR() Return the current GET/MENU variable name
RECCOUNT()* Determine the number of records in the current (.dbf) file
RECNO() Return the current record number of a work area
RECSIZE() Determine the record length of a database (.dbf) file
REPLICATE() Return a string repeated a specified number of times
RESTSCREEN() Display a saved screen region to a specified location
RIGHT() Return a substring beginning with the rightmost character
RLOCK() Lock the current record in the active work area
ROUND() Return numeric value rounded to a specified number of digits
ROW() Return the screen row position of the cursor
RTRIM() Remove trailing spaces from a character string
SAVESCREEN() Save a screen region for later display
SCROLL() Scroll a screen region up or down, right or left .
SECONDS() Return the number of seconds elapsed since midnight
SELECT() Determine the work area number of a specified alias
SET() Inspect or change a system setting
SETBLINK() Toggle asterisk (*) interpretation in SETCOLOR()
SETCANCEL() Toggle Alt-C and Ctrl-Break as program termination keys
SETCOLOR() Return the current colors and optionally set new colors
SETCURSOR() Set the cursor shape
SETKEY() Assign an action block to a key
SETMODE() Change display mode to a specified number of rows, columns
SETPOS() Move the cursor to a new position
SETPRC() Set PROW() and PCOL() values
SOUNDEX() Convert a character string to soundex form
SPACE() Return a string of spaces
SQRT() Return the square root of a positive number
STR() Convert a numeric expression to a character string
STRTRAN() Search and replace characters within a string or memo field
STUFF() Delete and insert characters in a string
SUBSTR() Extract a substring from a character string
TIME() Return the system time
TONE() Sound a speaker tone for a specified frequency and duration
TRANSFORM() Convert any value into a formatted character string
TYPE() Determine the type of an expression
UPDATED() Determine whether a GET changed during a READ
UPPER() Convert lowercase characters to uppercase
USED() Determine whether a database file is in USE
VAL() Convert a character number to numeric type
VALTYPE() Determine the data type returned by an expression
VERSION() Returns CA-Clipper version
WORD()* Convert CALL command numeric parameters from double to int
YEAR() Convert a date value to the year as a numeric value
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