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During module loading process, the following equates (constants) will be defined.

 

Char equates:

Symbol

Meaning

$BEL

Bell

$BS

Back Space

$CR

Carriage return

$CRLF

Carriage Return & Line Feed

$DQ

Double-Quote

$ESC

Escape

$FF

Form Feed

$LF

Line Feed

$NUL

Null

$SPC

Space

$TAB

Horizontal Tab

$VT

Vertical Tab

 

Switch equates:

Symbol

Meaning

OFF

0

ON

1

%TRUE  or TRUE

1

%FALSE or FALSE

0

%NULL or NULL

0

%ZERO or M_ZERO

0



 

Math equates:

Symbol

Meaning

M_Pi

3.141592653589793

M_e

2.718281828459045







 

Used for windows handling:

Symbol

Meaning

%SW_HIDE


%SW_MAXIMIZE


%SW_MINIMIZE


%SW_RESTORE


%SW_SHOW


%SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED


%SW_SHOWMINIMIZED


%SW_SHOWNA


%SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE


%SW_NORMAL


%SW_SHOWNORMAL


 

Used by MSGBOX for dialog style:

Symbol

Meaning

%MB_OK

The message box contains one push button: OK. This is the default.

%MB_OKCANCEL

The message box contains two push buttons: OK and Cancel.

%MB_YESNO

The message box contains two push buttons: Yes and No.

%MB_YESNOCANCEL

The message box contains three push buttons: Yes, No, and Cancel.

%MB_RETRYCANCEL

The message box contains two push buttons: Retry and Cancel.

%MB_ABORTRETRYIGNORE

The message box contains three push buttons: Abort, Retry, and Ignore.

%MB_CANCELTRYCONTINUE

The message box contains three push buttons: Cancel, Try Again, Continue.

%MB_DEFBUTTON1

The first button is the default button.

%MB_DEFBUTTON2

The second button is the default button.

%MB_DEFBUTTON3

The third button is the default button.

%MB_ICONEXCLAMATION

An exclamation-point icon appears in the message box.

%MB_ICONERROR

A stop-sign icon appears in the message box.

%MB_ICONINFORMATION

An icon consisting of a lowercase letter i in a circle appears in the message box.

%MB_ICONQUESTION

A question-mark icon appears in the message box.

%MB_ICONSTOP

A stop-sign icon appears in the message box.

%MB_ICONWARNING

An exclamation-point icon appears in the message box.

%MB_ICONASTERISK

An icon consisting of a lowercase letter i in a circle appears in the message box.

%MB_ICONHAND

A stop-sign icon appears in the message box.

%MB_APPLMODAL


%MB_SYSTEMMODAL


%MB_TOPMOST


%MB_HELP

Adds a Help button to the message box.

 

Used by MSGBOX has possible returning value:

Symbol

Meaning

%IDABORT


%IDCANCEL


%IDCONTINUE


%IDIGNORE


%IDNO


%IDOK


%IDRETRY


%IDTRYAGAIN


%IDYES


%IDTIMEOUT


 

 

 

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