thinBasic general

What's new

thinBasic language

Current ongoing version

Main script

2008 version history

Functions

2007 version history

Variables

2006 version history

Numeric variable

2005 version history

String variables

Variant variables

Installation

UDT variables (user defined types)

How to use thinBasic

Operators

Program flow operators

Error handling

thinBasic modules

thinBasic modules

thinBasic is a modular language. The biggest part of thinBasic keywords are not developed inside the language itself but inside specific modules.

Click on a module link below to get information about all the keywords inside it or navigate left tree view menu.

Module name

Module description

Module Author

Core

this is the most important module in thinBasic programming language. Core module is like the glue of the whole language. In Core module are developed general purpose string and numeric functions, program flow, memory handling, variable handling, function handling, other module dynamic loading and releasing ... Consider this module the real thinBasic language itself.

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Biff

functions working with BIFF file format (Excel file format)

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CGI

function working on CGI: Common Gateway Interface

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COM

functions working with COM objects: Component Objects Model

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COMM

functions working on serial communications

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Console

functions working on console scripts

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Crypto

functions working on cryptography

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Dictionary

functions implementing dictionary storage areas

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DT

functions working on dates

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Eval

this module permits to evaluate a string as Basic like code returning a string or numeric value

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EXE

functions giving information on executables

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File module

functions working with directories and files

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FileLine

unctions working with sequential text files coming from different systems

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FTP

functions working with FTP: file transfer protocol

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INet

functions working with the Net

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INI

functions working with INI files

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LAN

functions working on NT Domains or Active Directory structures

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LL

functions working on linked lists

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Math

additional advanced math functions

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OS

functions working with the operating system

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ODBC

how to implement ODBC interface in thinBasic scripts

José Roca

PC

functions working with the personal computer

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Registry

functions working on windows registry keys

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SAPI

functions working on SAPI: Speech Application Programming Interface

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SMTP

functions working on SMTP protocol: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

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STAT

functions working on statistical arrays

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TBASS

functions working on sound and 3D sounds

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TBDI

Direct Input

Michael Hartlef

TBGL

OpenGL, 3D, entities, ... and much more

Petr Schreiber

TBEM

Event manager

Michael Hartlef

TcpUdp

functions working with TCP and UDP networking

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Tokenizer

functions working on string tokenizing process

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UI

functions implementing User Interface handling

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VBRegExp

implements regular expression scanning using COM VB engine

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WMI

functions working on Windows Management Instrumentation

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XML

how to implement XML interfaces in thinBasic scripts

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XPRINT

implement a simple and easy interface with printers

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ZLib

functions working on compression

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