System Functions
Alpha Five provides the following system functions.
Function |
| Description |
V6 | Returns the Windows regional setting. | |
V5 | Returns a list of drives that are writeable. | |
V6 | Returns extensive information about the operating system. | |
V6 | Returns information about a Windows process. | |
V6 | Returns the name of the current domain. | |
V6 | Returns the value of a Windows environment variable. | |
V5 | Returns the name of the host computer. | |
V5 | Returns the name of the current user. | |
V6 | Returns a list of the users of a computer or domain. | |
V5 | Returns a unique 128 bit hexadecimal number as a character string. | |
V5 | Returns the number of unused bytes on the disk where the current table is stored. | |
V5 | Returns the number of bytes of available space on Drive. | |
V5 | Returns the size in bytes of Drive. | |
V5 | Returns the type of Drive. | |
V5 | Returns a list of all of the logical drives. | |
V5 | Returns a list of network drives, machines, and printers. | |
V6 | Returns a list of processes running on a computer. | |
V5 | Edits the specified filename, using the program associated with the corresponding file type of filename. | |
V5 | Logs events into the Windows NT system log. | |
V5 | Dumps events from the system event log. | |
V5 | Opens the Windows Explorer showing files in the drive and/or path specified by DriveFolder. | |
V5 | Sends focus to a specific program that is identified by its Window Title. | |
V5 | Creates a CR-LF delimited character string that lists the windows currently available on your system. | |
V5 | Obtains the Window_Handle of a program that is identified by its Window_Title. | |
V5 | Hides the window specified by Window_Name. | |
V5 | Maximizes the window named Window_Name and brings it to the foreground. | |
V5 | Minimizes the window named Window_Name. | |
V5 | Moves the window named Window_Name to the new location on the screen specified by Left_Position and Top_Position. | |
V5 | Returns a character string the contains the location of Window_Name. | |
V5 | Resizes the window named Window_Name to the dimensions specified by Width and Height. | |
V5 | Returns Window_Name to the size and screen coordinates that it has before a SYS_ID_MAXIMIZE()or SYS_ID_MINIMIZE()command. | |
V5 | Opens the window specified by Window_Name. | |
V5 | Returns a character string containing the width and height in inches of Window_Name. | |
V5 | Returns .T. (TRUE) if the named key is being held down. | |
V5 | Returns a list of named keys. | |
V5 | Returns the size and position of a window. | |
V5 | Opens the specified filename, using the program associated with the corresponding file type of filename. | |
V5 | Prints the specified filename, using the program associated with the corresponding file type of filename. | |
V5 | Gets the properties for a file using the registered properties method. | |
V5 | Sends the specified keys to the active window. | |
V5 | Executes the specified Windows program (Program Name). | |
V6 | Runs a command and waits until it is completed before returning control to Alpha Five. | |
V5 | Returns information about the size in pixels of the Alpha Five main window and the screen resolution of the user's computer. | |
V7 | Returns information about a computer's 1394 (Firewire) controller. | |
V7 | Retrieves information about Windows user and group accounts. | |
V7 | Returns information about a computer's battery. | |
V7 | Returns information about a computer's BIOS. | |
V8 | Creates a shortcut to a specified program. | |
V7 | Returns information about a computer's disks. | |
V7 | Returns information about the memory configuration of a computer. | |
V7 | Returns information about a computer's motherboard. | |
V7 | Returns information about a computer's services. | |
V8 | Returns the path to the specified Windows special folder, such as the Desktop folder. | |
V7 | Returns information about a computer's time settings. |
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