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What It Does
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Beep
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Generates a beep
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Call name [arguments]
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Runs a sub, function, or DLL (procedure)
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name is the name of the procedure; arguments are an optional list of comma-delimited parameters to be passed to the procedure. Keywords ByVal or ByRef can be used, but only when calling a DLL procedure
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Command()
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Returns any command-line arguments specified when launching the VB interpreter (F5 operation). For compiled programs, Command returns the command-line arguments specified when the program is launched
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CreateObject(class)
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Creates and returns a reference to an ActiveX object of type class.
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class uses the syntax appname.objecttype, where appname is the name of the application providing the object, and objecttype is the class of the object to be created.
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Environ(envstring|number)
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Returns the String value of the operating system variable envstring or the numeric order of the environment string in the environment-string table specified by number.
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If envstring can't be found in the environment string table, a zero length string will be returned.
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object.GetAutoServerSettings _
([progid], [clsid])
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Returns a Variant array containing information concerning the state of an ActiveX object's registration..
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(optional) progid and clsid specify the object's ProgID and CLSID, respectively. The elements of the Variant array that are returned by GetAutoServerSettings are, in order:
- local/remote registration of object (True if the object is registered remotely) the remote machine name,
- the RPC network protocol name, and
- the RPC authentication level
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GetObject([pathname][,class])
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Returns a reference to an object of type class.
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pathname specifies the path and filename from which the object should be retrieved; however, if it's omitted, the class name must be specified.
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Input(number, [#]filenumber)
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Returns a String containing characters read in from the open file that corresponds to filenumber.
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The number of characters read in is specified by the number argument. This function is only used with Input or Binary files.
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InputBox()
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See InputBox Page
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Format()
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See Format Page
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[Let]varname = expression
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Not really used much if at all any more
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MsgBox()
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See MsgBox Page
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RaiseEvent eventname [(argumentlist)]
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Triggers an event.
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(optional) argumentlist specifies one or more comma-delimited arguments to be passed to the event procedure. The event procedure must be declared in the same module as the RaiseEvent function or an error occurs.
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RGB(red, green,blue)
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Returns a Long representing an RGB color value as specified by the red, green, and blue color parameters.
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SendKeys string[, wait]
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Generates one or more keystrokes as if they came from the keyboard
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string determines which keystrokes to send, and (optional) wait, a Boolean, specifies whether keystrokes must be processed before control is returned to the procedure. False, the default, forces control to be returned to the procedure after the keystrokes are sent.
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Set objectvar = {[New] _ objectexpression|Nothing}
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Assigns an object reference (objectexpression) to a variable or property (objectvar).
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(optional) New is used to indicate the object should be created implicitly. To disassociate objectvar with a specific object and free up the resources it's using, assign it the Nothing keyword.
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Shell(pathname[, windowstyle])
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Runs the executable program specified by the pathname argument and returns a Variant representing the program's task ID.
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If Shell is unsuccessful, it returns zero. The (optional) windowstyle determines the style of the window in which the shelled program runs.
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Spc(n)
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Inserts n spaces when writing or displaying text using the Print # statement or the Print method.
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Tab(n)
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Positions output to the nth column when writing or displaying text using the Print # statement or the Print method.
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VarType(varname)
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Returns an Integer data type representing the subtype of the variable specified invarname
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Several VB constants are used to define the data types returned by the VarType function, including: vbEmpty, vbNull, vbInteger, vbLong, vbSingle, vbDouble, vbCurrency, vbDate, vbString, vbObject, vbError, vbBoolean, vbVariant, vbDataObject, vbDecimal, vbByte, and vbArray.
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