abl-functions.txt

# Updated 2024-07-30 from 12.8 doc
: Punctuation
:: Punctuation
. Punctuation
; Punctuation
, Punctuation
; Special character
? Special character
?: Safe navigation operator
\ Special character
~ Special character
" Special character
' Special character
/ Special character
( ) Expression precedence
[ ] Array reference
= Special character
< Special character
< = Special character
< > Special character
> Special character
> = Special character
" "Character-string literal
<T> Generic type reference
{ } Argument reference
{ } Include file reference
{ } Preprocessor name reference
&GLOBAL-DEFINE preprocessor directive
&IF, &THEN, &ELSEIF, &ELSE, and &ENDIF preprocessor directives
&MESSAGE preprocessor directive
&SCOPED-DEFINE preprocessor directive
&UNDEFINE preprocessor directive
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+ Unary positive operator
+ Addition operator
+ Concatenation operator
+ Date addition operator
+ Datetime addition operator
+= Addition assignment operator
- Unary negative operator
- Subtraction operator
- Date subtraction operator
- Datetime subtraction operator
-= Subtraction assignment operator
* Multiplication operator
*= Multiplication assignment operator
/ Division operator
/= Division assignment operator
ABSOLUTE function
ACCUM function
ACCUMULATE statement
ACTIVE-FORM system reference
ADD-INTERVAL function
Aggregate phrase
AGGREGATE statement
ALIAS function
AMBIGUOUS function
AND operator (bitwise)
AND operator (logical)
APPLY statement
ASC function
Assignment (=) statement
ASSIGN statement
AT phrase
AUDIT-ENABLED function
AVAILABLE function
BASE64-DECODE function
BASE64-ENCODE function
BEGINS operator
BELL statement
BLOCK-LEVEL ON ERROR UNDO, THROW statement
BOX function
BUFFER-COMPARE statement
BUFFER-COPY statement
BUFFER-GROUP-ID function
BUFFER-GROUP-NAME function
BUFFER-PARTITION-ID function
BUFFER-TENANT-ID function
BUFFER-TENANT-NAME function
CALL statement
CAN-DO function
CAN-FIND function
CAN-QUERY function
CAN-SET function
CAPS function
CASE statement
CAST function
CATCH statement
CHOOSE statement
CHR function
Class-based data member access
Class-based method call
Class-based object reference
Class-based property access
CLASS statement
CLEAR statement
CLOSE QUERY statement
CLOSE STORED-PROCEDURE statement
CODEPAGE-CONVERT function
COLOR phrase
COLOR statement
COMBO-BOX phrase
COMPARE function
COMPILE statement
CONNECT statement
CONNECTED function
CONSTRUCTOR statement
COPY-LOB statement
COUNT-OF function
CREATE statement
CREATE ALIAS statement
CREATE automation object statement
CREATE BROWSE statement
CREATE BUFFER statement
CREATE CALL statement
CREATE CLIENT-PRINCIPAL statement
CREATE DATABASE statement
CREATE DATASET statement
CREATE DATA-SOURCE statement
CREATE QUERY statement
CREATE SAX-ATTRIBUTES statement
CREATE SAX-READER statement
CREATE SAX-WRITER statement
CREATE SERVER statement
CREATE SERVER-SOCKET statement
CREATE SOAP-HEADER statement
CREATE SOAP-HEADER-ENTRYREF statement
CREATE SOCKET statement
CREATE TEMP-TABLE statement
CREATE widget statement
CREATE WIDGET-POOL statement
CREATE X-DOCUMENT statement
CREATE X-NODEREF statement
CURRENT-CHANGED function
CURRENT-LANGUAGE function
CURRENT-LANGUAGE statement
CURRENT-RESULT-ROW function
CURRENT-VALUE function
CURRENT-VALUE statement
Data types
DATASERVERS function
DATA-SOURCE-MODIFIED function
DATE function
DATETIME function
DATETIME-TZ function
DAY function
DBCODEPAGE function
DBCOLLATION function
DBNAME function
DBPARAM function
DB-REMOTE-HOST function
DBRESTRICTIONS function
DBTASKID function
DBTYPE function
DBVERSION function
DDE ADVISE statement
DDE EXECUTE statement
DDE GET statement
DDE INITIATE statement
DDE REQUEST statement
DDE SEND statement
DDE TERMINATE statement
DECIMAL function
DECRYPT function
DEFINE BROWSE statement
DEFINE BUFFER statement
DEFINE BUTTON statement
DEFINE DATASET statement
DEFINE DATA-SOURCE statement
DEFINE ENUM statement
DEFINE EVENT statement
DEFINE FRAME statement
DEFINE IMAGE statement
DEFINE MENU statement
DEFINE PARAMETER statement
DEFINE PROPERTY statement
DEFINE QUERY statement
DEFINE RECTANGLE statement
DEFINE STREAM statement
DEFINE SUB-MENU statement
DEFINE TEMP-TABLE statement
DEFINE VARIABLE statement
DEFINE WORK-TABLE statement
DEFINE WORKFILE statement
DEFINED preprocessor function
DELETE statement
DELETE ALIAS statement
DELETE OBJECT statement
DELETE PROCEDURE statement
DELETE WIDGET statement
DELETE WIDGET-POOL statement
DESTRUCTOR statement
DICTIONARY statement
DISABLE statement
DISABLE TRIGGERS statement
DISCONNECT statement
DISPLAY statement
DO statement
DOS statement
DOWN statement
DYNAMIC-CAST function
DYNAMIC-CURRENT-VALUE function
DYNAMIC-CURRENT-VALUE statement
DYNAMIC-ENUM function
DYNAMIC-FUNCTION function
DYNAMIC-INVOKE function
DYNAMIC-NEW statement
DYNAMIC-NEXT-VALUE function
DYNAMIC-PROPERTY function
DYNAMIC-PROPERTY statement
EDITING phrase
EDITOR phrase
EMPTY TEMP-TABLE statement
ENABLE statement
ENCODE function
ENCRYPT function
END statement
ENTERED function
ENTRY function
ENTRY statement
ENUM statement
Enumeration member access
EQ or = operator
ERROR function
ETIME function
EXP function
EXPORT statement
Expression
EXTENT function
EXTENT statement
FILL function
FINALLY statement
FIND statement
FIRST function
FIRST-OF function
FIX-CODEPAGE statement
FOR statement
FORM statement
Format phrase
Frame phrase
FRAME-COL function
FRAME-DB function
FRAME-DOWN function
FRAME-FIELD function
FRAME-FILE function
FRAME-INDEX function
FRAME-LINE function
FRAME-NAME function
FRAME-ROW function
FRAME-VALUE function
FRAME-VALUE statement
FUNCTION statement
GATEWAYS function
GE or >= operator
GENERATE-PBE-KEY function
GENERATE-PBE-SALT function
GENERATE-RANDOM-KEY function
GENERATE-UUID function
GET statement
GET-BITS function
GET-BYTE function
GET-BYTE-ORDER function
GET-BYTES function
GET-CLASS function
GET-CODEPAGE function
GET-CODEPAGES function
GET-COLLATION function
GET-COLLATIONS function
GET-DB-CLIENT function
GET-DOUBLE function
GET-EFFECTIVE-TENANT-ID function
GET-EFFECTIVE-TENANT-NAME function
GET-FLOAT function
GET-INT64 function
GET-KEY-VALUE statement
GET-LONG function
GET-POINTER-VALUE function
GET-SHORT function
GET-SIZE function
GET-STRING function
GET-UNSIGNED-LONG function
GET-UNSIGNED-SHORT function
GO-PENDING function
GT or > operator
GUID function
HANDLE function
HASH-CODE function
HEX-DECODE function
HEX-ENCODE function
HIDE statement
IF...THEN...ELSE function
IF...THEN...ELSE statement
Image phrase
IMPORT statement
INDEX function
INPUT function
INPUT CLEAR statement
INPUT CLOSE statement
INPUT FROM statement
INPUT THROUGH statement
INPUT-OUTPUT CLOSE statement
INPUT-OUTPUT THROUGH statement
INSERT statement
INT64 function
INTEGER function
INTERFACE statement
INTERVAL function
IS-ATTR-SPACE function
IS-CODEPAGE-FIXED function
IS-COLUMN-CODEPAGE function
IS-DB-MULTI-TENANT function
IS-LEAD-BYTE function
ISO-DATE function
KBLABEL function
KEYCODE function
KEYFUNCTION function
KEYLABEL function
KEYWORD function
KEYWORD-ALL function
LAST function
LASTKEY function
LAST-OF function
LC function
LDBNAME function
LE or < = operator
LEAVE statement
LEFT-TRIM function
LENGTH function
LENGTH statement
LIBRARY function
LINE-COUNTER function
LIST-EVENTS function
LIST-QUERY-ATTRS function
LIST-SET-ATTRS function
LIST-WIDGETS function
LOAD statement
LOAD-PICTURE statement
LOCKED function
LOG function
LOGICAL function
Logical values
LOOKUP function
LT or < operator
MATCHES operator
MAXIMUM function
MD5-DIGEST function
MEMBER function
MESSAGE statement
MESSAGE-DIGEST function
MESSAGE-LINES function
METHOD statement
MINIMUM function
MODULO operator
MONTH function
MTIME function
NE or <> operator
NEW function (classes)
NEW function (record buffers)
NEW statement
NEXT statement
NEXT-PROMPT statement
NEXT-VALUE function
NORMALIZE function
NOT operator (bitwise)
NOT operator (logical)
NOT ENTERED function
NOW function
NO-ERROR option
NUM-ALIASES function
NUM-DBS function
NUM-ENTRIES function
NUM-RESULTS function
ON ENDKEY phrase
ON ERROR phrase
ON QUIT phrase
ON statement
ON STOP phrase
OPEN QUERY statement
OPSYS function
OR operator (bitwise)
OR operator (logical)
OS-APPEND statement
OS-COMMAND statement
OS-COPY statement
OS-CREATE-DIR statement
OS-DELETE statement
OS-DRIVES function
OS-ERROR function
OS-GETENV function
OS-RENAME statement
OUTPUT CLOSE statement
OUTPUT THROUGH statement
OUTPUT TO statement
OVERLAY statement
PAGE statement
PAGE-NUMBER function
PAGE-SIZE function
Parameter definition syntax
Parameter passing syntax
PAUSE statement
PDBNAME function
PRESELECT phrase
PROC-HANDLE function
PROC-STATUS function
PROCEDURE statement
PROCESS-ARCHITECTURE function
PROCESS EVENTS statement
PROGRAM-NAME function
PROGRESS function
PROMPT-FOR statement
PROMSGS function
PROMSGS statement
PROPATH function
PROPATH statement
PROVERSION function
PUBLISH statement
PUT CURSOR statement
PUT SCREEN statement
PUT statement
PUT-BITS statement
PUT-BYTE statement
PUT-BYTES statement
PUT-DOUBLE statement
PUT-FLOAT statement
PUT-INT64 statement
PUT-KEY-VALUE statement
PUT-LONG statement
PUT-SHORT statement
PUT-STRING statement
PUT-UNSIGNED-LONG statement
PUT-UNSIGNED-SHORT statement
QUERY-OFF-END function
QUERY-TUNING phrase
QUIT statement
QUOTER function
R-INDEX function
RADIO-SET phrase
RANDOM function
RAW function
RAW statement
RAW-TRANSFER statement
READKEY statement
RECID function
Record phrase
RECORD-LENGTH function
REJECTED function
RELEASE statement
RELEASE EXTERNAL statement
RELEASE OBJECT statement
REPEAT statement
REPLACE function
REPOSITION statement
RETRY function
RETURN statement
RETURN-VALUE function
RGB-VALUE function
RIGHT-TRIM function
ROUND function
ROUTINE-LEVEL ON ERROR UNDO, THROW statement
ROW-STATE function
ROWID function
RUN statement
RUN STORED-PROCEDURE statement
RUN SUPER statement
SAVE CACHE statement
SCREEN-LINES function
SCROLL statement
SDBNAME function
SEARCH function
SEEK function
SEEK statement
SELECTION-LIST phrase
SET statement
SET-BYTE-ORDER statement
SET-DB-CLIENT function
SET-EFFECTIVE-TENANT function
SET-POINTER-VALUE statement
SET-SIZE statement
SETUSERID function
SHA1-DIGEST function
SHOW-STATS statement
SIZE phrase
SLIDER phrase
SQRT function
SSL-SERVER-NAME function
STATUS statement
STOP statement
STOP-AFTER phrase
STRING function
SUBSCRIBE statement
SUBSTITUTE function
SUBSTRING function
SUBSTRING statement
SUPER function
SUPER statement
SUPER system reference
SYSTEM-DIALOG COLOR statement
SYSTEM-DIALOG FONT statement
SYSTEM-DIALOG GET-DIR statement
SYSTEM-DIALOG GET-FILE statement
SYSTEM-DIALOG PRINTER-SETUP statement
SYSTEM-HELP statement
TENANT-ID function
TENANT-NAME function
TENANT-NAME-TO-ID function
TERMINAL function
TERMINAL statement
THIS-OBJECT statement
THIS-OBJECT system reference
TIME function
TIMEZONE function
TODAY function
TO-ROWID function
TRANSACTION function
TRANSACTION-MODE AUTOMATIC statement
Trigger phrase
TRIGGER PROCEDURE statement
TRIM function
TRUNCATE function
Type-name syntax
TYPE-OF function
UNBOX function
UNDERLINE statement
UNDO statement
UNIX statement
UNLOAD statement
UNSUBSCRIBE statement
UP statement
UPDATE statement
USE statement
USERID function
USING statement
VALID-EVENT function
VALID-HANDLE function
VALID-OBJECT function
VALIDATE statement
VAR statement
VIEW statement
VIEW-AS phrase
WAIT-FOR statement (ABL only)
WAIT-FOR statement (.NET and ABL)
WEEKDAY function
WIDGET-HANDLE function
Widget phrase
Working directory
XOR operator (bitwise)
YEAR function