B4P Reference

Function Library

Table of Contents
Function Library
- Control Flow Functions
- - Branches
- - Loops
- - repeat
  - do
  - for
  - while, until
  - for all
  - for all variables
  - for all characters
- - User-Defined Procedures and Functions
- - Launch other B4P programs
- - Exception Functions
- - pause
  - stop
  - interactive
  - exit
  - end
  - abort
  - throw
  - catch, catch if
  - exception
  - null
- - Comparison and Selection Functions
- - Code Execution Functions
- - call
  - deep, deepr
  - exec
  - calc
  - compare
  - assign
  - table assign
- Console I/O Functions
- - Text Input / Output
- - Console Special Effects
- - Inspection and Debugging
- - prompt
  - see
  - inspect
  - list variables ...
- Type Conversion and Formatting
- - str, soft
- num
- clean num, clean if num
- smart num, smart if num
- date, pure date, date time
- time, pure time
- Date and Time Detection Rules
- bool
- set
- best type
- join ...
- type, subtype
- hash signature
- excel column
- excel coordinates
- excel validate sheet name
- Mathematics and Statistics
- - Basic Math Functions
- - Transcendental Functions
- - Series Functions
- - Matrix Functions
- - Statistics Functions
- Conditional Combination Functions
- - Finance and Business Functions
- String Functions
- - String Search and Extraction Functions
- - Character Encoding and Decoding
- - Miscellaneous String Functions
- Date and Time Functions
- - Date Functions
- - Time and Stopwatch Functions
- - hour, minute, second
  - Stopwatch Functions
- - Sleep and Wait Functions
- Set Functions
- - Set Search and Extraction Functions
- Table Functions
- - Loading and Saving Tables
- - Console I/O with Tables
- - table list
  - table menu, table menu quick
- - Creating, Writing, Reading, Deleting
- - Accessing Table Information
- - Searching and Exploring Tables
- - Control Flow Functions for Tables
- - Processing Tables
- - Multi-Table Integration
- - Formatting and Styling Tables
- Variables Functions
- - Basic Variables Functions
- - existing (here and valid)
  - copy
  - identify
  - scope
  - name
  - exchange
  - protect ...
  - delete
  - delete members
  - insert members (protect)
  - global
  - local
  - regional
- - Arrays and Structures
- - Loading and Saving Variables
- - Variable References Functions
- - release
  - release all
- - Resident Attributes Functions
- - attribute ...
- Directory and File System Functions
- - Basic Directory and File Functions
- - Listing and Searching Directories and Files
- - Manipulating Directories and Files
- - File Compression and Decompression
- System Functions
- - Executing System Commands
- - open
  - system
  - quote path
- set locale
- Registry Access Functions
- - Licensing and Privileges
- Help and Support Functions
- help
- help ...
- docs
- openweb
- docs search
- browser
- table view
- variable view
- view
- view reset
- list / explain functions
- dump functions
- dump entities
- Cross-Functional Info
- Sorting and Ranking Options
- Consolidation Actions
User Guide
Language Guide
Table Processing
Index

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