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File List | 1987-12-15 | 14.3 KB | 240 lines

This is a brief listing of all the routines in ProBas 2.0, so you can get a better idea of what it has to offer. Routine names in upper case (which is 226 of them) are in assembly language. Routine names in mixed case (only six of them) are in BASIC, with source provided. See also PROBAS.DOC. ADDMATI...........add an integer to all elements of a static or dynamic array ANY2DEC...........convert a number from any base to decimal BICKEL............match similar strings using Bickel's algorithm BIGPRINT..........display text in large characters BKSCROLL..........scroll any area of the screen down BKSPACE...........destructive backspace BLINK.............switch screen between blinking and intense background colors BLOCKMOVE.........move (copy) a block of memory BREAKOFF..........disable the Ctrl-Break key BSQ...............compress a string BUSQ..............uncompress a string BUSQLEN...........find the uncompressed length of a compressed string CALCATTR..........calculate a color attribute CALCSIZE..........calculate the array size needed to hold a given screen image CARRIER...........return the carrier detect communications signal CHECKKEY..........check keyboard (and optionally mouse) for input CHECKSUM..........calculate an Xmodem-style checksum CIPHER............encrypt/decrypt a string CIPHERP...........encrypt/decrypt a string in printable form CLRCOLS...........clear between the specified columns on a given row CLREOL............clear from the cursor to the end of the line CLREOP............clear from the cursor to the end of the display page CLRKBD............clear pending keys from the keyboard buffer CLRSOL............clear from the start of the line to the cursor CLRSOP............clear from the start of the display page to the cursor COPYFILE..........copy a file CRC...............calculate a CRC using algorithms (smaller & slower) CRC2..............calculate a CRC using tables (faster & larger) CRUNCH............remove repeated occurrences of a given char. from a string DATASEG...........return the value of BASIC's data segment DATE2INT..........convert a date to an integer for reduced storage requirements DATEN2S...........convert a date from numbers to a string DATES2N...........convert a date from a string to numbers DBIGPRINT.........print in big letters to a virtual screen DCLEAR............clear a virtual screen DCLEARSS..........clear a virtual screen of a size greater than 80x25 DDOSTASKS.........control DoubleDOS task switching DEC2ANY...........convert a number from decimal to any base DELAY.............delay for a given number of seconds DELAY18TH.........delay for a given number of 18ths of seconds DELCHR............delete a character from the screen DELFILE...........delete a file DELLINE...........delete a line from the screen DELSUB............delete a subdirectory DFREAD............read from a file into any array DFWRITE...........write from any array to a file DGETREC...........get a string record stored in a numeric array DGETSCREEN........get any part of a screen into any array DGETSCREENSS......get any part of a nonstandard-sized screen into any array DGQPRINT..........print text to a graphics virtual screen DGXQPRINT.........print colored text to graphics virtual screen DISKSTAT..........return statistics about a given disk drive DISSOLVE..........clear the screen with a "dissolve" effect DMPRINT...........print to screen via DOS functions (redirectable, ANSI works) DOSINKEY..........get input via DOS functions (redirectable) DOUB2LONG.........convert from double precision to a simulated long integer DPUTREC...........put a string record into a numeric array DPUTSCREEN........put a saved screen onto any part of the display DPUTSCREENSS......put a saved screen of nonstandard size onto the display DRVSPACE..........return the free space left on a given disk drive DRVSPACEL.........return the free space left on a given disk drive as a long DSORT.............sort string records in a numeric array (ascending) DSORTB............backwards sort string records in a numeric array (descending) DTR...............control the communications signal DTR DWindowManager....puts a pop-up window into a virtual screen DXQPRINT..........print a string to a virtual screen DYNPTR............set up any array for use with ProBas routines Elapsed...........returns the time elapsed between two times EMSCLOSE..........close an EMS "array" EMSGET............get a number from an EMS "array" EMSOPEN...........DIM an EMS array: any numeric type, and as large as you want! EMSPUT............put a number into an EMS "array" EQUIPMENT.........return base memory, serial ports, parallel ports, game ports EXIST.............find out if a given file exists EXTRACT...........extract any substring from a delimited string FADEOUT...........clear the screen by doing a "fadeout" FCLOSE............close a file opened by FOPEN or FCREATE FCREATE...........create a new file FGETLOC...........get the file pointer FINDFIRSTF........find the first file to match a given filespec (wildcards ok) FINDNEXTF.........find the next file(s) to match (used after FINDFIRSTF, above) FOPEN.............open an existing file-- provides network support, too FREAD.............read from a file into a static array FSETEND...........move to the end of the file (for appending information) FSETLOC...........set the file pointer FSETOFS...........move the file pointer relative to its current position FSETREC...........set the file pointer to a given record number FSIZE.............return the file size FWRITE............write from a static array to a file GETATTRF..........get the attribute of a file matched by FINDFIRSTF etc GETCRT............find out whether the display can handle color GETDATEF..........get the date of a file matched by FINDFIRSTF etc GETDDOS...........see if DoubleDOS is installed GETDOSV...........get the MS-DOS or PC-DOS version number GETDRV............get the default drive GETEGA............find out whether the display is an EGA, and if so, what kind GETEXTM...........get the amount of extended memory installed (ATs only) GETFATTR..........get the attribute of a file GETFDATE..........get the date of a file GETFTIME..........get the time of a file GETKBD............get keyboard toggles-- Insert, CapsLock, NumLock, ScrollLock GETKEY............get input from the keyboard (and optionally mouse) GETLIMM...........find out how much (if any) EMS/EEMS expanded memory exists GETLIMV...........get the version of the expanded memory driver software GETLINE...........get a line from a saved screen into a string GETMOUSELOC.......get the mouse location in text-mode coordinates GETNAMEF..........get the name of a file matched with FINDFIRSTF etc GETROWS...........get the number of rows displayed on the screen GETSCREEN.........get any part of the screen into a static array GETSIZEF..........get the size of a file matched with FINDFIRSTF etc GETSIZEFL.........get the size of a file matched with FINDFIRSTF etc as a long GETSUB............return the default subdirectory GETSWITCH.........return the DOS switch character GETTIME...........get the current time, down to hundredths of a second GETTIMEF..........get the time of a file matched with FINDFIRSTF etc GETTVIEW..........see if TopView, TaskView or DesqView is installed GETVALIDKEY.......wait for and return one of a list of acceptable keys GETVERIFY.........get the status of the DOS verify setting GETVIDMODE........get the video mode, columns per screen, etc GLOAD.............a fast "BLOAD" routine GQPRINT...........fast print of text in graphics mode (SCREEN 2) GXQPRINT..........fast print of colored text in graphics mode (SCREEN 1 or 2) GRAFPRINT.........display text of any size, at any pixel, in graphics mode GRAFREST..........restore a saved graphics screen (SCREEN 1 or 2) GRAFSAVE..........save a graphics screen (SCREEN 1 or 2) INSCHR............insert a character onto the screen INSLINE...........insert a line onto the screen INT2DATE..........convert an integer into a date INT2TIME..........convert an integer into a time IPTRSORT..........sort an integer array, using pointers KEYPRESS..........see if a key has been pressed LCLOSE............close an EMS "file" LGET..............get a record from an EMS "file" LOCASE............convert a string to lower case Long2Doub.........convert a simulated long integer to double precision LOPEN.............open an area of expanded (EMS) memory as a "file" LPTRSORT..........sort a long integer array, using pointers LPUT..............put a record into an EMS "file" LROTATE...........rotate the characters in a string left once LSCROLL...........scroll an area of the screen left MAKESUB...........make a subdirectory MDELCHR...........delete a character from the screen area defined by MWINDOW MINSCHR...........insert a character from the screen area defined by MWINDOW MMBUTTON..........return the mouse buttons being pressed MMCHECK...........check for a mouse, and tell how many buttons it has MMCLICK...........return the mouse buttons pressed since the last check MMCURSOROFF.......make the mouse cursor invisible MMCURSORON........make the mouse cursor visible MMGETLOC..........get the mouse location in graphics-mode coordinates MMSETLOC..........set the mouse location in graphics-mode coordinates MMSETRANGE........set the mouse range in graphics-mode coordinates MONTH.............return the month in a string, given the month number MPRINT............print a string via BIOS/DOS video functions (ANSI works) MULTIAND..........AND all characters of a string with a given value MULTIOR...........OR all characters of a string with a given value MULTIXOR..........XOR all characters of a string with a given value MWINDOW...........define a display window for MPRINT, MDELCHR, MINSCHR NumFormat.........lets you do a "PRINT USING" to a string instead of the screen NUMPROC...........return the type of numeric coprocessor installed, if any PARSEFSPEC........parse a file spec into a drive, path, and file name PCTYPE............return the PC identification code PRINTSCREEN.......send the screen to the printer, like Shift-PrtSc on keyboard PROCESSOR.........return the type of CPU installed (8088,80188,80286,80386 etc) PRTCHECK..........see if a printer is ready PRTSWAP...........swap any two printers PUTSCREEN.........put a saved screen to any display area from a static array QPRINT............fast print a string, using the currently-active screen colors READBITF..........get a number from a simulated array of specified word length RECOLOR...........change everything of a given color to another color RECOLORAREA.......change everything in a given area to another color RENAME............rename a file REPLACE...........replace a given character in a string with another character RESETPOINT........reset a point (text-mode graphics: 80x50) REVERSE...........reverse a string REVERSEPTR........reverse a pointer array (for backwards sorting) RROTATE...........rotate the characters in a string right once RSCROLL...........scroll an area of the screen right SCR2FILE..........put a saved screen into a file (appending as needed) SCR2FILESS........put a saved screen of nonstandard size into a file SCROLL............scroll an area of the screen up SCRREST...........restore an entire saved screen from a static array SCRSAVE...........save the entire screen to a static array SCRUNCH...........compress a screen, for lower space requirements SETCOMM...........set the communications port to high speeds (300-57,600 baud) SETDRV............set the default drive SETERROR..........set the error level to be returned when your program exits SETFATTR..........set the attribute of a file SETFTD............set the time and date of a file SETKBD............set keyboard toggles: Insert, CapsLock, NumLock, ScrollLock SETMATI...........initialize an array to a given integer value SETMOUSELOC.......set mouse location in text-mode coordinates SETMOUSERANGE.....set mouse range in text-mode coordinates SETPIXEL..........turn a graphics pixel on or off (like PSET, but much faster) SETPOINT..........set a point (text-mode graphics: 80x50) SETROWS...........set the number of rows on the display (25 or 43 on EGA) SETSUB............set the default subdirectory SETVERIFY.........set the DOS verify option SFREAD............read from a file into a string SFWRITE...........write from a string to a file SHIFTL............shift an integer left SHIFTLL...........shift a long left SHIFTR............shift an integer right SHIFTRL...........shift a long right SINPUT............controlled field input, with WordStar and DOS editing SINPUTSET.........set default preferences for SINPUT SOUNDEX...........match two similar words using Soundex algorithm SPEAKER...........turn speaker on or off SPTRSORT..........sort a string array, using pointers SSRCH.............see if a string contains a substring, case-insensitive Strip.............strip blanks off both sides of a string STRIPBLANKS.......strip blanks off either or both sides of a string STRIPCHAR.........strip a given character from a string STRIPRANGE........strip a given range of characters from a string SUBEXIST..........see if a given subdirectory exists TESTPIXEL.........quickly return the current color of a graphics pixel TESTPOINT.........return the setting of a point (text-mode graphics: 80x50) TIME2INT..........convert time to an integer TIMEN2S...........convert time from numbers to a string TIMES2N...........convert time from a string to numbers TINSTR............find the first occurrence of a given type of char in a string UNSCRUNCH.........uncompress a "scrunched" saved screen UPCASE............convert a string to uppercase VGETSCREEN........get any part of a virtual screen from another virtual screen VGETSCREENSS......same as VGETSCREEN, for screens of a nonstandard size VPUTSCREEN........put a virtual screen into any part of another v. screen VPUTSCREENSS......same as VPUTSCREEN, for screens of a nonstandard size WEEKDAY...........returns the current day of the week WindowManager.....high-powered pop-up window generator WRITEBITF.........put a number into a simulated array of specified word length XLATE.............modifies a string using a translation table XMPRINT...........displays a string using a translation table XQPRINT...........fast print of a string to video, using specified color