Concordance Programming Fundamentals > Advanced Programming Features

The following topics list the features and functions that are described by the built-in functions of the Concordance programming language.

Topics	Description
About Annotation Functions	Access notes and attachments on Concordance records.
About Database Functions	Starts Concordance options that appear on the standard menus, or helps manage databases by opening, closing, and searching.
About Data Conversion Functions	Convert numbers to text and back again, dates to text and back again, and characters to text and back again.
About Data Editing Functions	Handles full screen editing, editing in windows, and input from the keyboard.
About Dictionary Btree List Management Functions	Creates, maintains, and searches btree list files.
About DDE Functions	Exchanges data with other DDE-enabled programs.
About File Handling Functions	Allows applications to open, close, read, write, create, and erase external files.
About Math Functions	Manipulates numeric data, providing functions for comparison and change.
About Query and Record Management Functions	Accesses the documents in the data base.
About Screen Control Functions	Maintains control over the program's presentation on the screen.
About System Functions	Provides access to external programs, operating system commands, and Concordance language features not available elsewhere.
About Text Manipulation and Classification Functions	Works with text and character strings.
About Time Functions	Determines the current time, date, and the elapsed time since the program started.

About the Advanced Programming Features