System Library

There is a library that is included by default in all scripting components, this library is SystemLibrary. Adds frequently used procedures and functions such as ShowMessage and IntToStr to the script.

Functions added by SystemLibrary
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Type Conversions

Type Conversions

Type	Name	Summary
function	DateTimeToStr	Converts TclDateTime date and time values to a string
function	DateToStr	Converts TclDateTime date values to a string
function	FloatToStr	Convert a floating point value to a string
function	FormatDateTime	Rich formatting of a TclDateTime variable into a string
function	IntToHex	Convert a integer point value to a hexadecimal string
function	IntToStr	Convert an integer into a string
function	StrToDate	Converts a date string into a TclDateTime value
function	StrToDateTime	Converts a date+time string into a TclDateTime value
function	StrToFloat	Convert a number string into a floating point value
function	StrToInt	Convert a number string into a integer value
function	StrToIntDef	Convert a string into an Integer value with default
function	StrToTime	Converts a time string into a TclDateTime value
function	TimeToStr	Converts a TclDateTime time value to a string

Date and Time Definitions

Date and Time Definitions

Type	Name	Summary
function	DayOfWeek	Gives day of week index for a TclDateTime value
procedure	DecodeDate	Extracts the year, month, day values from a TclDateTime var.
procedure	DecodeTime	Break a TclDateTime value into individual time values
function	EncodeDate	Build a TclDateTime value from year, month and day values
function	EncodeTime	Build a TclDateTime value from hour, min, sec and msec values
function	IncMonth	Increments a TclDateTime variable by a number of months
function	Now	Gives the current date and time

Message Box Definitions

Message Box Definitions

Type	Name	Summary
function	InputQuery	Display a dialog that asks for user text input
procedure	ShowMessage	Display a string in a simple dialog with an OK button
procedure	InputAndCall	Display a dialog that asks for user text input

Mathematical Operations

Math Operations

Type	Name	Summary
function	Abs	Gives the absolute value of a number (-(minus) sign is removed)
function	ArcTan	The Arc Tangent of a number, returned in radians
function	Cos	The Cosine of a number
procedure	Dec	Decrement an ordinal variable
function	Frac	The fractional part of a floating point number
procedure	Inc	Increment an ordinal variable
function	Ln	Gives the natural logarithm of a number
keyword	Mod	Performs integer division, returning the remainder
function	Odd	Tests if an integer is an odd number
function	Random	Generate a random floating point or integer number
function	Round	Rounds a floating point number to an integer
function	Sin	The Sine of a number
function	Sqr	Gives the square of a number
function	SQRT	Gives the square root of a number
function	Trunc	The integer part of a floating point number
function	Ord	Provides the Ordinal value of an integer, character or enum

String Operations

Type	Name	Definition
function	AnsiCompareStr	Compare two strings for equality
function	AnsiCompareText	Compare two strings for equality, ignoring case
function	UpperCase	Change lower case characters in a string to upper case
function	LowerCase	Change upper case characters in a string to lower case
function	Chr	Convert an integer into a character
function	Copy	Create a copy of part of a string or an array
function	CompareStr	Compare two strings to see which is greater than the other
function	CompareText	Compare two strings for equality, ignoring case
procedure	Delete	Delete a section of characters from a string
procedure	Insert	Insert a string into another string
function	Length	Return the number of elements in an array or string
function	Pos	The Pos function allows you to find the position of a specific substring within another string.
function	Trim	Removes leading and trailing blanks from a string
function	VarIsNull	Returns true if a reference is nil
function	QuotedStr	QuotedStr takes a string and surrounds it with single quotes.