October 1998
Intermediate to advanced
656 pages
16h 10m
English
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A.13. Interaction Functions
AppActivate Statement
Gives the focus to a specified application
Beep Function
Sounds a note through the computer's speaker
Choose Function
Returns a selected value from a list
Command Function
Returns the argument portion of the command line as a variant
Command$ Function
Returns the argument portion of the command line as a string
CreateObject Function
Returns a reference to an ActiveX component
DeleteSetting Statement
Deletes a given setting in the registry
DoEvents Function
Passes control to Windows to allow the system message queue to be purged
Environ Function
Returns the value assigned to an environment variable as a variant
Environ$ Function
Returns the value assigned to an environment variable as a String
GetAllSettings Function
Returns all values from an applications key within the registry
GetObject Function
Returns a reference to an ActiveX object
GetSettting Function
Returns a specific value from an applications key within the registry
IIf Function
Returns one of two values based on a Boolean expression
InputBox Function
Returns user input from a simple dialog box
MsgBox Function
Returns the user selection of a choice of buttons on a simple message box
Partition Function
Returns a string indicating where a number occurs within a series of ranges
SaveSetting Statement
Saves a value to the registry within the application's key and given section
SendKeys Statement
Replicates a keystroke in the active window ...
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