About System Functions

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About System Functions

The following table describes the Concordance system functions.

Function

Description

beep

Makes a beep on the speaker.

dc

Used in descending order sorts.

debug

Turns debugging on/off.

eval

Evaluates a Concordance expression.

exit

Ends the program, returns to the operating system.

func

Returns the name of the current function.

getarg

Retrieves Concordance command line arguments.

getenv

Returns environment string value.

getPrivateProfileString

Retrieves an entry from an initialization file.

memavl

Determines available memory.

program

Name of executing program.

putenv

Sets environment string value.

run

Runs a function located in another CPL program file.

shellExecute

Executes an external file, document, or program.

sizeof

Determines the space occupied by a variable.

sleep

Pauses execution of Concordance.

spawn

Executes an external program.

system

Executes an operating system command or program.

ver

Returns the Concordance version number.

writePrivateProfileString

Writes an entry to an initialization file.