Easy to learn
| • | thinBasic syntax is based on the popular Basic language; |
| • | thinBasic is studied to be easy to be used even for non professional programmers. |
Modular structure
thinBasic is made by modules.
Modules are special DLL (Dynamic Link Libraries) that extend thinBasic language adding new functionalities.
thinBasic starts every script using Core module. All other modules are loaded dynamically if needed by the current script.
There are 2 kind of thinBasic modules: official and user defined.
Official modules are those developed directly by thinBasic team.
User defined modules will be developed directly by thinBasic users using thinBasic SDK.
Modules are covered in details by this specific topic: Modules
Very rich set of functionalities
| • | Unlimited numeric and string variables |
| • | Local and global variable scope |
| • | Program flow control: IF/THEN/ELSE/ELSEIF/END IF, WHILE/WEND, DO/LOOP, FOR/NEXT, SELECT CASE/CASE/CASE ELSE |
| • | User defined function: FUNCTION/END FUNCTION end SUB/END SUB |
| • | Up to 32 parameters can be passed to user defined functions. |
| • | Parameters passed BYVAL or BYREF |
| • | Many, many high and low level predefined functions |
Great for System Administrator
| • | automate everyday tasks, client and server |
| • | schedule complex processing |
| • | manage user login automation |
Many official modules ready to be used
| • | CORE: contains all string and numeric functionalities plus main program flow |
| • | CGI: contains many build in functionalities in order to use thinBasic as server side web scripting engine |
| • | FILE: functions working on files and directories |
| • | PC: functions working on PC handling |
| • | CONSOLE: manage scripts to be executed under Text Mode Console |
| • | OS: functions to manage operating system functionalities |
| • | LL: linked list data structure with data name association |
| • | Crypto: official windows cryptology plus crypto functions directly developed by thinBasic |
| • | DT: functions for handling date/time |
| • | TCP: functions to send/receive data using tcp protocol |
| • | BIFF: functions for handling BIFF |
| • | INI: GetKey, SetKey, CountSections, GetSectionList, GetSectionKeyList, ... |
| • | INET: detect internet connection ON/OFF and type (LAN, MODEM, PROXY), Automatic connection or Hang-Up |
| • | SMTP: with HTML mails support, file attachments, Sync and Async |
| • | FTP: Connect, Quit, File list, Dir change, Upload/Download both Sync and Async, File delete and all server allowed command |
| • | Registry: reading and writing |
| • | LIST object: Create, AddItem, SetItem, GetItem, DelItem, Count, Join, Sort |
| • | Console operations: Print, ProgressBar, Box, SetTitle, FullScreen, Window, Top, Activate, ... |
| • | Windows: MessageBox, InputBox, ProgressBar, Labels, Grids, Images, ... |
| • | Shell execution Sync and Async |
| • | Binary file reading/writing |
| • | File handling: copy, rename, size, date, kill, exists, Dir, ... |
| • | Sounds playing (via MCI) |
| • | Windows controlling (Opening, closing, set foreground, sendkeys, ...) |
| • | SQL DB connection capabilities. Any ODBC compliant DB |
| • | Direct Excel file writing using BIFF format |
