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Reserved Keywords

Most of these have the same functionality as QBasic, so you could just as easily look them up there. Again, when I refer to Unix, I mean Linux & Unix.

Keyword	Support	Usage/Description
ABS	Windows Unix	ABS(NumericExpression) Return absolute value of number
ACOS	Windows Unix	ACOS(NumericExpression) Returns arccosine of NumericExpression
ASC	Windows Unix	ASC(Char$) Returns the ASCII key value of Char$
ASIN	Windows Unix	ASIN(NumericExpression) Returns arcsine of NumericExpression
ATN	Windows Unix	ATN(NumericExpression) Returns arctangent of NumericExpression
BIN$	Windows Unix	BIN$(Integer-Number) Returns the binary representation of the Number (must be a positive integer).
BIND	Windows Unix	BIND Num TO MyFunc BIND a function pointer
CALLBACK/CODEPTR	Windows	CODEPTR(MySUB) Returns the absolute address of the SUB/FUNCTION
CALLFUNC	Windows Unix	CALLFUNC(Num, Param1, Param2, ...) Call function pointer
CEIL	Windows Unix	CEIL(NumericExpression) Rounds a numeric expression up towards positive infinity.
CHDIR	Windows Unix	CHDIR Path$ Change directory
CHR$	Windows Unix	CHR$(Byte) Returns character corresponding to the ascii key value
CINT	Windows Unix	CINT(NumericExpression) Implemented for compatibility reasons. Use ROUND instead.
CLNG	Windows Unix	CLNG(NumericExpression) Implemented for compatibility reasons. Use ROUND instead.
CONST	Windows Unix	CONST Variable = Expression Assigns Variable a constant value
CONVBASE$	Windows Unix	CONVBASE$(Str$, FromBase, ToBase) Returns the representation Str$ FromBase to ToBase representation.
COS	Windows Unix	COS(NumericExpression) Returns cosine of an angle given in radians
DATA	Windows Unix	DATA constant|EXECUTE(...) [, constant|EXECUTE(...), ...] Stores data for easy retrieval, use READ to read the data.
DATE$	Windows Unix	DATE$ Returns the current Date in MM-DD-YYYY format.
DEC	Windows Unix	DEC(Variable [, DecVal]) Decrements variable by 1 unless otherwise specified
DEF...	Windows Unix	DEF(...) Variable See details for more information on this statement
DELETE$	Windows Unix	DELETE$(S$, Index, Count) Deletes Count number of characters from S$ starting at Index
DIM	Windows Unix	DIM Variable AS DataType Creates variable of type DataType
DIR$	Windows	DIR$[(FileSpec$, Attributes%)] Returns the next file of FileSpec$
DIREXISTS	Windows	DIREXISTS(Path$) Returns 0 if directory does not exist, non-zero otherwise
DOEVENTS	Windows	DOEVENTS Polls events, useful when you're in a deep/big loop
END	Windows Unix	END Terminates program
EXP	Windows Unix	EXP(NumericExpression) Calculates the exponential function (e raised to the power of NumericExpression)
ENVIRON	Windows Unix	ENVIRON StringExpression Set environment string
ENVIRON$	Windows Unix	ENVIRON$(environment-string) Get environment value
EXTRACTRESOURCE	Windows Unix	EXTRACTRESOURCE ResourceNumber%, FileName$ Extracts a resource to file
FIELD$	Windows Unix	FIELD$(StringExpresion, Deliminator, FieldNumber) Returns a field/token separated by deliminators.
FILEEXISTS	Windows Unix	FILEEXISTS(FileName$) Returns 0 if file not found, non-zero otherwise
FIX	Windows Unix	FIX(NumericExpression) Truncates fractional number, rounding down towards 0.
FLOOR	Windows Unix	FLOOR(NumericExpression) Rounds a numeric expression down towards negative infinity.
FORMAT$	Windows Unix	FORMAT$(S$, arg1, arg2, ...) Returns a formatted string assembled from a format string and a series of arguments (up to 50)
FRAC	Windows Unix	FRAC(NumericExpression) Returns the fractional part of the numeric expression.
HEX$	Windows Unix	HEX$(NumericExpression) Returns the HEXidecimal string representation of the NumericExpression
INC	Windows Unix	INC(Variable [, IncVal]) Increments variable by 1 unless otherwise specified
INITARRAY	Windows Unix	INITARRAY(Array, values, ...) Initializes array with corresponding values
INP	Windows Unix	INP(Address) Returns the byte value read from an I/O port 0..65535
INPW	Windows Unix	INPW(Address) Returns the word value read from an I/O port 0..65535
INSERT$	Windows Unix	INSERT$(Source$, S$, Index) Insert Source$ string to string S$ at Index
INSTR	Windows Unix	INSTR([Start,] SearchString, FindString) Function returns the position in the SearchString that FindString was found, 0 otherwise
INT	Windows Unix	INT(NumericExpression) Convert NumericExpression to a 32-bit INTEGER, truncating decimals.
KILL	Windows Unix	KILL Filename$ Deletes file
KILLMESSAGE	Windows	KILLMESSAGE hWnd, Message Removes message from queue
LBOUND	Windows Unix	LBOUND(ArrayName[, Dimension]) Returns the lowerbound of an array (Dimension starts at 1)
LCASE$	Windows Unix	LCASE$(StringExpression) StringExpression is lowercased
LEFT$	Windows Unix	LEFT$(StringExpression, N) Returns the leftmost N characters of a string
LEN	Windows Unix	LEN(StringExpression) Returns the length of string
LFLUSH	Windows	LFLUSH Calling this will start printing your document. Make sure all your LPRINTs are executed before calling LFLUSH.
LIBRARYINST	Windows	LIBRARYINST(DLLName) Returns the handle to a loaded DLL module
LOG	Windows Unix	LOG(NumericExpression) Returns the natural logarithm of NumericExpression
LPRINT	Windows	LPRINT [Expression][;|,][...] LPRINT acts exactly like PRINT, except all output is directed to the default printer. Make sure to call LFLUSH. Also see the Printer component for graphical printing.
LTRIM$	Windows Unix	LTRIM$(StringExpression) Returns string with left padded spaces removed
MEMCMP	Windows Unix	MEMCMP(ptr1, ptr2, count) Compares 2 memory addresses, returns 0 if not equal, non-zero otherwise.
MEMCPY	Windows Unix	MEMCPY(destination, source, count) Copies count bytes of source memory address to destination memory address.
MEMSET	Windows Unix	MEMSET(source, char, n) Initializes a source memory block with n bytes of char.
MESSAGEBOX	Windows	MESSAGEBOX(Msg$, Title$, MsgButtons%) Displays a simple message box with prompts
MESSAGEDLG	Windows	MESSAGEDLG(Msg$, MsgType, MsgButtons, HelpContext) Displays a message dialog box, see RAPIDQ.INC for proper types & buttons
MID$	Windows Unix	MID$(StringExpression, I, N) Returns string with characters from I to N of StringExpression
MKDIR	Windows Unix	MKDIR Dir$ Creates new directory
OUT	Windows Unix	OUT(Address, bytevalue) Sends a byte value to a machine I/O port 0..65535
OUTW	Windows Unix	OUTW(Address, wordvalue) Sends a word value to a machine I/O port 0..65535
PLAYWAV	Windows	PLAYWAV FileName$|Resource_Handle, SndOption Plays a WAV file, see RAPIDQ.INC for sndOptions
POSTMESSAGE	Windows	POSTMESSAGE(Handle, uMsg, wParam, lParam) Post message to handle, and does not block. Refer to your favourite WinAPI guide for the proper message numbers
QUICKSORT	Windows	QUICKSORT(Array-begin, Array-end, ASCEND | DESCEND) Sort any array, BYTE, WORD, SHORT, STRING, etc...
RANDOMIZE	Windows Unix	RANDOMIZE [Num] Use randomize to reseed the random number generator
READ	Windows Unix	READ variable [, variable, ...] Reads next DATA statement, stores it in variable.
REDIM	Windows Unix	REDIM Array(1000) AS INTEGER Use REDIM to redimension an array preserving existing data. REDIM is equivalent to DIM if the array has not yet been allocated.
RENAME	Windows Unix	RENAME File1$, File2$ Renames File1$ to File2$
REPLACE$	Windows Unix	REPLACE$(S$, R$, Index) Replaces a string from S$ with R$ starting at Index
REPLACESUBSTR$	Windows Unix	REPLACESUBSTR$(Source$, ReplaceStr$, Withstr$) Replaces the string ReplaceStr$ in Source$ with WithStr$
RESTORE	Windows Unix	RESTORE [linelabel] Jumps to specific position in DATA statement.
RESOURCE	Windows Unix	RESOURCE(number%) Get numeric value of Resource, mainly for use with ExtractResource, 0 based array.
RESOURCECOUNT	Windows Unix	RESOURCECOUNT Get resource count.
REVERSE$	Windows Unix	REVERSE$(S$) Reverses a string
RGB	Windows Unix	RGB(Red%, Green%, Blue%) Returns the BGR numeric representation of the color.
RIGHT$	Windows Unix	RIGHT$(StringExpression, N) Returns the righttmost N characters of a string
RINSTR	Windows Unix	RINSTR([Start,] SearchString, FindString) Reverse INSTR Function, searching starts from the end of SearchString
RMDIR	Windows Unix	RMDIR Dir$ Removes directory
RND	Windows Unix	RND(UpperBound) Returns a random number, if no upperbound is given, it returns a decimal number. Use RANDOMIZE to reseed.
ROUND	Windows Unix	ROUND(NumericExpression) Rounds number to nearest integer.
RTRIM$	Windows Unix	RTRIM$(StringExpression) Returns string with rightmost padded spaces removed
RUN	Windows Unix	RUN command$ Executes command, but does not block
SENDMESSAGE	Windows	SENDMESSAGE(Handle, uMsg, wParam, lParam) Post message to handle, and blocks. Refer to your favourite WinAPI guide for the proper message numbers
SGN	Windows Unix	SGN(NumericExpression) Returns the sign of a numeric expression
SHELL	Windows Unix	SHELL command$ Executes command, and blocks until finished
SHOWMESSAGE	Windows Unix	SHOWMESSAGE msg$ Popups message in a simple box
SIN	Windows Unix	SIN(NumericExpression) Returns sine of an angle given in radians
SOUND	Windows	SOUND freq, duration Outputs sound through PC Speaker
SPACE$	Windows Unix	SPACE$(Num) Returns string with Num spaces
SQR	Windows Unix	SQR(NumericExpression) Returns the square root of NumericExpression, make sure it's non-negative
STATIC	Windows Unix	STATIC Variable AS DataType Creates variable of type DataType and preserves variable between procedure calls
STR$	Windows Unix	STR$(NumericExpression) Returns the string representation of the numeric expression
STRF$	Windows	STRF$(NumericExpression, Format%, Precision%, Digits%) Converts a floating point or number value to a string
STRING$	Windows Unix	STRING$(m, n) or STRING$(m, StringExpression) Returns a string m characters wide that only contains CHR$(n) character
SWAP	Windows Unix	SWAP A, B Exchanges values, so A = B and B = A
TALLY	Windows Unix	TALLY(SearchString, MatchString) Returns the number of occurrences of matchstring
TAN	Windows Unix	TAN(NumericExpression) Returns tangent of an angle given in radians
TIME$	Windows Unix	TIME$ Returns the current time in HH:MM:SS format.
TIMER	Windows Unix	T! = TIMER Returns the current TIMER value
UBOUND	Windows Unix	UBOUND(ArrayName[, Dimension]) Returns the upperbound of array (Dimension starts at 1)
UCASE$	Windows Unix	UCASE$(StringExpression) Returns a string whose characters have been uppercased
UNLOADLIBRARY	Windows	UNLOADLIBRARY(DLLName) Removes DLL from memory
VAL	Windows Unix	VAL(StringExpression) Returns the closest numeric representation of the string expression
VARPTR	Windows Unix	VARPTR(variablename) Returns the address of a variable.
VARPTR$	Windows Unix	VARPTR$(address) Returns the null-terminated string representation of a given address.
VARTYPE	Windows Unix	VARTYPE(variant) Returns the type of a variant 0 - Integer, 1 - Float, 2 - String.

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