Caché Basic Reference

	Contents
Reference A:	Symbols
	Symbols Used in Caché Basic — A table of characters used in Caché Basic as operators, etc.
Reference B:	Caché Basic Commands
	Call Statement — Transfers control to a Sub procedure or Function procedure. Const Statement — Declares constants for use in place of literal values. Continue Statement — Jumps to FOR or DO WHILE statements and reexecutes test and loop. Copy Statement — Copies array elements from source to target. Dim Statement — Declares variables. Do...Loop Statement — Repeats a block of statements while a condition is True or until a condition becomes True. Erase Statement — Removes the named variable and deallocates dynamic-array storage space. EraseArray Statement — Removes the array elements of a variable and deallocates dynamic-array storage space. EraseValue Statement — Removes the root node of a variable. Exit Statement — Exits a block of Do...Loop, For...Next, Function, or Sub code. For Each...Next Statement — Repeats a group of statements for each element in an array or collection. For...Next Statement — Repeats a group of statements a specified number of times. Function Statement — Declares the name, arguments, and code that form the body of a Function procedure. If...Then...Else Statement — Conditionally executes a group of statements, depending on the value of an expression. Merge Statement — Merges array elements from source to target. On Error Goto Statement — Enables an error-handling routine and specifies the location of the routine within a procedure. Option Explicit Statement — Used at script level to force explicit declaration of all variables in that script. New Statement — Creates a new instance of an object. OpenId Statement — Opens a new instance of an object for a given Identifier. Print Statement — Write a string to the current device. Randomize Statement — Initializes the random-number generator. Rem Statement — Used to include explanatory remarks in a program. Return Statement — Exits from the current function and returns a value from that function. Select Case Statement — Executes one of several groups of statements, depending on the value of an expression. Set Statement — Assigns an object reference to a variable or property. Sub Statement — Declares the name, arguments, and code that form the body of a Sub procedure. TCommit Statement — Marks the successful completion of a transaction TRollback Statement — Marks the unsuccessful completion of a transaction TStart Statement — Marks the beginning of a transaction. While...Wend Statement — Executes a series of statements as long as a given condition is True. With Statement — Executes a series of statements on a single object.
Reference C:	Caché Basic Functions
	Abs Function — Returns the absolute value of a number. Asc Function — Returns the ANSI character code corresponding to the first letter in a string. Atn Function — Returns the arctangent of a number. Case Function — Compares a target to cases and returns the value associated with the first matching case. Chr Function — Returns the character associated with the specified ANSI character code. Cos Function — Returns the cosine of an angle. Date Function — Returns the current system date. DateAdd Function — Returns a date to which a specified time interval has been added. DateConvert Function — Converts dates between internal and external formats. DateDiff Function — Returns the number of intervals between two dates. DatePart Function — Returns the specified part of a given date. DateSerial Function — Returns the date for a specified year, month, and day. DateTimeConvert Function — Converts date/time between internal and external formats. Day Function — Returns a whole number between 1 and 31, inclusive, representing the day of the month. Derived Math Functions — The following nonintrinsic math functions can be derived from the intrinsic math functions: Exists Function — Returns the existence status of nodes in arrays. Exp Function — Returns e (the base of natural logarithms) raised to a power. Int/Fix Functions — Returns the integer portion of a number. Hex Function — Returns a string representing the hexadecimal value of a number. Hour Function — Returns a whole number between 0 and 23, inclusive, representing the hour of the day. Increment Function — Atomically increments the value of a variable and returns the new value. InStr Function — Returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another. InStrRev Function — Returns the position of an occurrence of one string within another, from the end of string. IsObject Function — Returns a value indicating whether an expression references a valid Automation object. Join Function — Returns a string created by joining a number of substrings contained in an array. LCase Function — Returns a string that has been converted to lowercase. Left Function — Returns a specified number of characters from the left side of a string. Len Function — Returns the number of characters in a string or the number of bytes required to store a variable. List Function — Returns elements from a list. ListBuild Function — Creates a list of elements. ListExists Function — Indicates whether an element is present in the list and has a value. ListFind Function — Finds an element in a list. ListGet Function — Returns an element from a list. ListLength Function — Returns the number of elements in a list. Lock Function — Obtains a logical lock on a variable name. Log Function — Returns the natural logarithm of a number. Mid Function — Returns a specified number of characters from a string. Minute Function — Returns a whole number between 0 and 59, inclusive, representing the minute of the hour. Month Function — Returns a whole number between 1 and 12, inclusive, representing the month of the year. MonthName Function — Returns a string indicating the specified month. Now Function — Returns the current date and time according to the setting of your computer's system date and time. Oct Function — Returns a string representing the octal value of a number. Piece Function — Returns a number of substrings using a delimiter from a string. Replace Function — Returns a string in which a specified substring has been replaced with another substring a specified number of times. Right Function — Returns a specified number of characters from the right side of a string. Rnd Function — Returns a random number. Round Function — Returns a number rounded to a specified number of decimal places. Second Function — Returns a whole number between 0 and 59, inclusive, representing the second of the minute. Sgn Function — Returns an integer indicating the sign of a number. Sin Function — Returns the sine of an angle. Space Function — Returns a string consisting of the specified number of spaces. Split Function — Returns a zero-based, one-dimensional array containing a specified number of substrings. Sqr Function — Returns the square root of a number. StrComp Function — Returns a value indicating the result of a string comparison. String Function — Returns a repeating character string of the length specified. StrReverse Function — Returns a string in which the character order of a specified string is reversed. Tan Function — Returns the tangent of an angle. Time Function — Returns the current system time. TimeConvert Function — Converts time between internal and external formats. Timer Function — Returns the number of seconds that have elapsed since 12:00 AM (midnight). TimeSerial Function — Returns the time for a specific hour, minute, and second. Traverse Function — Traverses an array and returns the next subscript. LTrim, RTrim, and Trim Functions — Returns a copy of a string without leading spaces (LTrim), trailing spaces (RTrim), or both leading and trailing spaces (Trim). UCase Function — Returns a string that has been converted to uppercase. Unlock Function — Releases a logical lock on a variable name. Weekday Function — Returns a whole number representing the day of the week. WeekdayName Function — Returns a string indicating the specified day of the week. Year Function — Returns a whole number representing the year.
Reference D:	Caché Basic Operators
	Caché Basic Operators — Caché Basic Scripting Language in Caché Operator Precedence — Operator Precedence Operator Summary — Operator Summary Addition Operator (+) — Used to sum two numbers. Subtraction Operator (–) — Used to find the difference between two numbers or to indicate the negative value of a numeric expression. Mod Operator — Used to divide two numbers and return only the remainder. Multiplication Operator (*) — Used to multiply two numbers. Division Operator (/) — Used to divide two numbers and return a floating-point result. Integer Division Operator (\) — Used to divide two numbers and return an integer result. Exponent Operator (^) — Used to raise a number to the power of an exponent. Assignment Operator (=) — Used to assign a value to a variable or property. Comparison Operators — Used to compare expressions. Concatenation Operator (&) — Used to force string concatenation of two expressions. Is Operator — Used to compare two object reference variables. And Operator — Used to perform a logical conjunction on two expressions. BitAnd Operator — Used to perform a bitwise conjunction on two numeric expressions. Eqv Operator — Used to perform a logical equivalence on two expressions. BitEqv Operator — Used to perform a bitwise equivalence on two numeric expressions. Imp Operator — Used to perform a logical implication on two expressions. BitImp Operator — Used to perform a bitwise implication on two numeric expressions. Not Operator — Used to perform logical negation on an expression. BitNot Operator — Used to perform bitwise negation on a numeric expression. Or Operator — Used to perform a logical disjunction on two expressions. BitOr Operator — Used to perform a bitwise disjunction on two numeric expressions. Xor Operator — Used to perform a logical exclusion on two expressions. BitXor Operator — Used to perform a bitwise exclusion on two numeric expressions.
Reference E:	Caché Basic Constants
	Comparison Constants — These constants are always available. Date Format Constants — These constants are always available. Date and Time Constants — These constants are always available. Node Constants — These constants are always available. String Constants — These constants are always available.
Reference F:	Caché Basic Objects
	Err Object — Contains information about runtime errors. System Object — The System object provides access to properties and methods of Caché components.
Reference G:	Caché Basic General Concepts
	Glossary — Caché Basic Glossary Multidimensional Data Model — Introduction to the Multidimensional Data Model in Caché Reserved words — A list of Basic reserved words.