FnSnap
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- Project Leader: George Tisdale.
- Language: Business Rules!
You can find the latest copy of fnSnap.dll in fnsnap.zip available at [1]
(Note- filenames on the FTP site are case sensitive, and all of the fnsnap functions are library functions.)
This page is a table of contents. Click on each category hotlink for more complete documentation of each function in the category. In addition, the fnsnap.zip file contains a nicely formatted PDF (fnsnap.pdf) that contains essentially the same information.
As with all library functions, linkage to them must be established via a Library statement.
See also Category:FnSnap
- File Management
- FNBLDSORT - build a sort control file and execute the sort
- FNFIL - create a file number that will increment by 1 each time a batch is created
- FNFILENAME$*80 - Provide a file name
- FNFILEOK - Check version number
- FNFILESIZE - count number of records in a file
- FNGETFILE$ - Return the name and path of an existing file
- FNGETFILENAME$*80 - Create a file name from a seed
- FNINDEX - Build an Index file and check for duplicates
- FNNEXTFIL$ - returns the file name of the next sequential file in a given location
- FNPUTFILE$ - Return the name and path of an file to be created, replaced or appended
- FNSIZE - Set or correct a file size
- FNUPDATE_VERSION - Change a file version and reconfigure layout
- Data management
- FNSEQ - Return the next sequence for a key field
- FNTYPE - Move the contents of one text file into another open file
- Form statements
- FNCFORM$ - Create a Condensed Compiled Form Statement
- FNCF$ - Process a field specification string for use in FNCFORM$
- Buttons, messages and dialogs
- FNBUTTON - Add button on the button bar
- FNCHECK - in connection with a radio dot or check box returns a 1 if checked
- FNCHECK$ - places or strips ^ from an element
- FNCLRBUTTON - removes a button from the button bar
- FNDIALOG$*40 - Display dialog box and return selected text
- FNDLG - Display a dialog box from data in a file
- FNHELP - open a tip box associated with a screen using a text file
- FNHELPTIP - uses David Blankenship utility to display a help record
- FNOK - Pop-up "OK" question
- FNOPTIONS - creates a radio dot selection pop up
- FNOPTIONS$ - creates a check box selection pop up
- FNPFKEYLINE - Creates a hot field string of function key options
- FNPFKEY - Prints a function key message
- FNRADIOCHK$ - display a radio/checkbox with a set of options
- FNRADNUM - Return the option selected in a radio dot list
- FNTIMEOUT - Display timeout message
- FNWINBUTTONS - print one or more buttons on a screen in a designated window
- String Manipulation
- FNDECRYPT$ - Decrypt FNENCRYPT$
- FNENCRYPT$ - Simple encryption
- FNFKEY - Converts an FKEY value greater than 1000
- FNNUM$ - Convert number to string
- FNPHONE$ - Convert number to (###) ###-####
- FNPROPER$*60 - Convert to Proper Case
- Other
- FNAUTO - 1 if last field exit was automatic
- FNCLKBUF - Clear keyboard buffer
- FNERRTRAP - Trapped Error Processing
- FNINIT - Initialize variables in FNSNAP Library
- FNPRINTSCREEN - stuff the keyboard to generate a print screen
- FNZERO - set to number if zero
- Screen input and display
- FNWAITWIN - displays a window with a message, optionally with buttons
- FNWAITBAR - displays a progress bar in a window opened using FNWAITWIN
- FNWAITMSG - displays a new message in a window opened by FNWAITWIN
- FNMOD - returns the column number of a cell in a grid
- FNPARSERES - returns screen resolution and BR window size for a session
- FNPROGRESS - Progress bar
- FNSCREEN - 24 x 80 screen display for screen painter
- FNTEXTBOX - creates a text box with word wrap
- FNWINSCRN - paints a screen in a window
- FNWINROWCOL - in GUI mode returns rows and columns of a window
- FNWINSIZE - in GUI mode creates arrays holding all window sizes
- List and Grid
- FNLISTSPEC$*50 - Create a window for a list/grid box
- Child windows
- FNWINHEAD - Print the top bar to a window
- FNWINDEV - Query FNSNAP for last window opened
- Font Management
- FNFONT$*30 - Create a PCL font string
- FNLOADFONT$*50 - Loads a PCL font to printer
- Reprinting Reports
- FNCLEANLOG - part of FNREPRINT used to remove out of date reports
- FNOPEN - create a log file for saved reports
- FNMENUACCESS - used in connection with FNREPRINT to determine user permission to reprint a report
- FNPRINT - prints a saved report opened using FNOPEN
- FNREPRINT - displays a list of available saved reports and prints selected report
- PCL and NWP formatting
- Bar Codes and addresses
- FNPOSTNET - prints a postal bar code from a zip code
- FNCODE3OF9
- FNCODEUPC
- Forms and formatting
- NWP Printing
- FNPRINTNWP - positions a string and aligns it right, center or decimal on a specified position
- RTF Printing
- FNRTFSTART - opens a source file to produce an RTF file using RTFLIB.dll
- FNRTFEND - turns a source file built with FNRTFSTART into a finished document
- FNREFERENCE - Prints a page reference on bottom right corner in PCL
- FNPRINT_FILE - Prints a text file on Grey bar Paper
- FNPRINTERS - Creates a printed list of printers and a printers.sys file
- Date formatting
- FNCCYYMMDD_TO_DAYS - converts CYMD to DAYS
- FNDATEFWD
- FNDATEREV - converts MMDDYY to YYMMDD
- FNDATE$ - Creates a formatted date from DAYS input
- FNDAYS_TO_MMDDCCYY - Converts DAYS to MDCY
- FNDAYS_TO_MMDDYY - Converts DAYS to MMDDYY
- FNMDY2YMD - converts YYMMDD to MMDDYY with century option
- FNMMDDCCYY_TO_DAYS - converts MDCY to DAYS
- FNMMDDYY_TO_DAYS - Converts MDY to DAYS
- FNTIMMILREG - 12 hour time from 24 hour time
- FNYMD2MDY - converts MMDDYY to YYMMDD with century option
- FNYYMMDD_TO_DAYS - convert YMD to DAYS
- Relative and special dates
- FNBUSINESSDAY - returns the next business day after or including a specified date
- FNDAYOFYEAR - ordinal number of days from beginning of calendar year
- FNNEXTMONTH - similar date in the following month
- FNPRIOR BUSINESSDAY - returns the first business day prior to a given date including the given date
- FNWEEKDAY$ - Returns the day of the week
- FNWEEKOFMONTH - number of time a specified day of week has occur ed in the month specified
- FNWEEKOFYEAR - number of times a specified day of week has occurred in a year up to a specified date
- Sorting arrays
- FNSORTARRAY - sort an array with header and footer
- FNSRTARY - sort an array with header and footer based on itself
- FNSRTNARY -Sort a numeric array based on another array
- Array arithmetic
- FNCOLSUM - sums the elements of an array for a specified column
- FNROWSUM - sums the elements of an array for a specified row
- Searching arrays
- FNCHRMAT$ - convert a numeric array to character
- FNLISTSRCH - searches a character array based on a search string
- FNLISTSRCHN - searches a numeric array based on a search string
- FNSELECTION - selection process using two arrays
- FNSRCHCRIT$*50 - search criteria for a list box
- Other
- FNDELROW - removes a specified row from an array and redimensions the array
- FNDELROW$ - removes a specified row from an array and redimensions the array
- FNADDROW - inserts a cell in the middle of a numeric array at a specified row
- FNADDROW - inserts a cell in the middle of a character array at a specified row
- FNPARMAT - split an array into sub-arrays
- FNEMAIL - creates an email file for email monitor
- FNEMAILFILE - inserts a text file into an email for email monitor
- Formatting
- FNLEADZERO$ - obsolete replace with CNVRT$("PIC(###)",x)
- FNCHECKAMOUNT$ - returns English words for a dollar amount
- Progress
- FNPROG - displays a progress bar for a process
- FNPROGRESS - displays a progress bar for a process
- Other
- FNCLKBUF - clears the keyboard buffer of extra key strokes
- FNCURDRV$ - returns the current drive and directory
- FNMSEXE$ - return the installed location of a Microsoft compliant program installation
- FNX$ - returns X if true BLANK if false
- Window and screen processing
- FNMGCLR - clears a message form the fnpick message line
- FNSAVPART - legacy function to save a portion of the screen - obsolete in 4.17
- FNRELPART - legacy function to clear a portion of the screen obsolete in 4.17
- FNWIN - legacy function to open a window in numeric order
- FNCLSWIN - legacy function to close a window opened by FNWIN
- FNPM - legacy message box on the main window
- Point and pick
- FNKEYSEL - direct file look up function requires a fixed position font
- FNPICK_EX - A point and shoot legacy using a single matrix requires a fixed position font
- FNPICK - A point and shoot legacy using a single matrix requires a fixed position font
- FNKEYSEL_EX - a legacy direct file access point and shoot requires a fixed sized font
- FNPOPUP - legacy code for a pop-up choice box
- Supporting functions
- Data transfer between program and library
- FNWINDEV - returns the number of the currentlyactive FNSNAP window using the old system
- FNLEADZERO$
- FNGETK$ - \fs20
- FNSETALL - set all elements of an array
- FNSETSEL - set all elements of an array
- FNPRTPICKBAR - a function to position a colored pick bar in FNPICK
- FNZLPAD$ - pads a number with zeros and converts to string
- FNINIT - initializes the variable required by the original FNSNAP functions
- FNNOKEY - chekc to see if CMDKEY or FKEY were pressed