Sheerpower^®
A Guide to the Sheerpower Language

Chapter 5
5	Assigning Variables and Defining Arrays
5.1	DECLARE
5.1.1	Multiple Data Types
5.1.2	DECLARE TABLE
5.2	OPTION Statements
5.2.1	OPTION REQUIRE DECLARE
5.2.2	OPTION BASE
5.3	LET
5.4	Assigning String Values
5.4.1	LSET, RSET and CSET
5.4.2	LSET
5.4.3	RSET
5.4.4	CSET
5.5	LSET, RSET, CSET FILL
5.6	DATA, READ, RESTORE statements
5.6.1	READ
5.6.2	RESTORE
5.7	Private Variables in Routines
5.8	Defining Arrays
5.8.1	Dimensioning Arrays
5.8.2	DIM
5.8.3	REDIM
5.8.4	OPTION BASE
Chapter 6
6	Built-in Functions
6.1	Common Math Functions
6.1.1	CEIL(num_expr)
6.1.2	DIV0(num_expr1, num_expr2)
6.1.3	FP(num_expr)
6.1.4	INT(num_expr)
6.1.5	INTEGER(num_expr)
6.1.6	IP(num_expr)
6.1.7	MAX(num_expr, num_expr)
6.1.8	MIN(num_expr1, num_expr2)
6.1.9	MOD(num_expr1, num_expr2)
6.1.10	REAL(num_expr)
6.1.11	REMAINDER(num_expr1, num_expr2)
6.1.12	RND
6.1.13	ROUND(num_expr [, int_expr])
6.1.14	TRUNCATE(num_expr, int_expr)
6.2	Transcendental Functions
6.2.1	ABS(num_expr)
6.2.2	ACOS(num_expr)
6.2.3	ANGLE(num_expr, num_expr)
6.2.4	ASIN(num_expr)
6.2.5	ATN(num_expr)
6.2.6	COS(num_expr)
6.2.7	COSH(num_expr)
6.2.8	COT(num_expr)
6.2.9	CSC(num_expr)
6.2.10	DEG(num_expr)
6.2.11	EXP(num_expr)
6.2.12	LOG(num_expr)
6.2.13	LOG2(num_expr)
6.2.14	LOG10(num_expr)
6.2.15	PI
6.2.16	RAD(num_expr)
6.2.17	SEC(num_expr)
6.2.18	SGN(num_expr)
6.2.19	SIN(num_expr)
6.2.20	SINH(num_expr)
6.2.21	SQR(num_expr)
6.2.22	TAN(num_expr)
6.2.23	TANH(num_expr)
6.3	Date and Time Functions
6.3.1	DATE
6.3.2	DATE$[(int_expr1, [int_expr2])]
6.3.3	DAYS(str_expr [, int_num])
6.3.4	DAY$[(int_expr)]
6.3.5	FULLTIME$[(float_expr, [int_var])]
6.3.6	SECONDS(str_expr)
6.3.7	TIME(int_expr)
6.3.8	TIME(5)
6.3.9	TIME$
6.3.10	Pivot Date
6.4	String Manipulation Functions
6.4.1	ASCII(str_expr)
6.4.2	BASE64ENCODE$(str_expr,[boolean])
6.4.3	BASE64DECODE$(str_expr)
6.4.4	CHANGE$(str_expr1, str_expr2, str_expr3)
6.4.5	CHARSET$[(str_expr)]
6.4.6	CHR$(int_expr1[, int_expr2])
6.4.7	CONVERT$(int_expr1 [[, int_expr2], int_expr3])
6.4.8	CONVERT(str_expr)
6.4.9	CPAD$(text_str, size [, pad_str])
6.4.10	EDIT$(str_expr,int_expr)
6.4.11	ELEMENTS(str_expr1 [, str_expr2])
6.4.12	ELEMENT$(str_expr1, num_expr [, str_expr2])
6.4.13	ENCODE$(num_expr, num_int)
6.4.14	FORMAT$(expr, str_expr)
6.4.15	GEODISTANCE(str_expr1, str_expr2)
6.4.16	GETSYMBOL$(str_expr1,[boolean])
6.4.17	GETWORD$(str_expr1 [, num_expr [, str_expr2]])
6.4.18	HASH$(str_expr1 [, str_expr2 [, int_expr] [,3]])
6.4.19	HTMLDECODE$(str_expr)
6.4.20	HTMLENCODE$(str_expr)
6.4.21	LCASE$(str_expr)
6.4.22	LEFT[$](str_expr, int_expr)
6.4.23	LEN(str_expr)
6.4.24	LPAD$(text_str, size [, pad_str])
6.4.25	LTRIM$(str_expr)
6.4.26	MATCHWORD(str_expr1, str_expr2[, num_expr])
6.4.27	MAXLEN(str_var)
6.4.28	MEM(int_memory_address)
6.4.29	MID[$](str_expr, int_expr1 [,int_expr2])
6.4.30	ORD(str_expr)
6.4.31	ORDNAME$(int_expr)
6.4.32	PARSE$(str_expr)
6.4.33	PHASH$(str_expr [, int_expr])
6.4.34	PIECES(str_expr1 [,str_expr2])
6.4.35	PIECE$(str_expr1,num_expr[,str_expr2])
6.4.36	PRETTY$(str_expr)
6.4.37	QUOTE$(str_expr)
6.4.38	REPEAT$(str_expr, int_expr)
6.4.39	REPLACE$(str_expr1, str_expr2 [,str_sep1][,str_sep2])
6.4.40	RIGHT[$](str_expr, int_expr)
6.4.41	RPAD$(text_str, size[,pad_str])
6.4.42	RTFENCODE$(str_expr)
6.4.43	RTFDECODE$(str_expr)
6.4.44	RTRIM$(str_expr)
6.4.45	SEG$(str_expr, int_expr1, int_expr2)
6.4.46	SORT$(str_expr1 [,str_expr2])
6.4.47	SPACE$(num_expr)
6.4.48	STR$(num_expr)
6.4.49	TAB(int_expr)
6.4.50	TRIM$(str_expr)
6.4.51	UCASE$(str_expr)
6.4.52	UNQUOTE$(str_expr)
6.4.53	URLENCODE$(str_expr)
6.4.54	URLDECODE$(str_expr)
6.4.55	UUID$
6.4.56	VAL(num_str)
6.4.57	WRAP$(str_expr, int_expr1, int_expr2)
6.4.58	XLATE$(str_expr1, str_expr2)
6.5	String Searching and Comparing Functions
6.5.1	COMPARE(str_expr1, str_expr2)
6.5.2	ITEM(str_expr1, str_expr2)
6.5.3	MATCH(str_expr1, str_expr2 [, TRUE])
6.5.4	PATTERN(str_expr1, str_expr2)
6.5.5	POS(str_expr1, str_expr2[, int_expr])
6.5.6	SCAN(str_expr1, str_expr2 [, int_expr])
6.5.7	SKIP(str_expr1 [, str_expr2] [, int_expr])
6.6	User Interface Functions
6.6.1	_BACK
6.6.2	_EXIT
6.6.3	_HELP
6.6.4	_REPLY
6.6.5	_TERMINATOR
6.6.6	VALID(text_str, rule_str)
6.7	File and Structure Access Functions
6.7.1	_CHANNEL
6.7.2	_EXTRACTED
6.7.3	FILEINFO$(str_expr1 [, str_expr2 [, str_expr3]])
6.7.4	FILEINFO$ Contents Option
6.7.5	FINDFILE$(str_expr [, int_expr])
6.8	Debugging and Exception Handling Functions
6.8.1	_DEBUG
6.8.2	_STATUS
6.8.3	_STRING
6.8.4	EXLABEL$
6.8.5	EXTEXT$[(int_expr)]
6.8.6	EXTYPE
6.8.7	SYSTEXT$
6.9	Miscellaneous Functions
6.9.1	DECODE(str_expr, int_expr)
6.9.2	DTYPE(expr)
6.9.3	EVAL(str_expr)
6.9.4	FALSE
6.9.5	LBOUND(array_name [,int_expr])
6.9.6	MAXNUM
6.9.7	SIZE(array_name [,int_expr])
6.9.8	TRUE
6.9.9	UBOUND(array_name [, int_expr])