Command Reference L-M

Commands and Keywords

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LEFT$( s$, n ) - first n characters of s$
LEN( s$ ) - length of s$
LET var = expr - assign value of expr to var
"line" - graphics command to draw line
"!line" - text command to return text from specified line in texteditor control
"!lines?" - text command to return number of lines in texteditor control
LINE INPUT  - get next line of text from file
LISTBOX - add a listbox to a window
ListboxColor$ - sets or returns listbox color
LOADBMP - load a bitmap into memory
LOC(#handle) - return current binary file position
"locate" - locate a control
LOF( #h ) - returns length of open file #h or bytes in serial buffer
LOG( n ) - returns the natural logarithm of n
LONG - data type for calldll and structs
LOWER$( s$ ) - s$ converted to all lowercase
LPRINT - print to hard copy
MAINWIN - set the width of the main window in columns and rows
MAPHANDLE - change window handles dynamically
MAX( ) - return the greater of two values
MENU - adds a pull-down menu to a window
MID$( ) - return a substring from a string
MIDIPOS( ) - return position of play in a MIDI file
MIN( ) - return the smaller of two values
MKDIR( ) - make a new subdirectory
MOD - return the remainder of integer division
"!modified?" - text command to return modified status

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