Main ThinBASIC features

Easy to learn

•thinBasic syntax is based on the popular BASIC language

•thinBasic is designed to be easy to use even for non professional programmers

Modular structure

thinBasic is composed of modules.

Modules are special DLL (Dynamic Link Libraries) that extend thinBasic language adding new functionality.

thinBasic starts every script using Core module. All other modules can be loaded on demand if required by the current script.

There are 2 kind of thinBasic modules: official and user defined.

Official modules are those developed directly by thinBasic team.

User defined modules are developed directly by thinBasic users using thinBasic SDK.

Modules are covered in details by this specific topic: Modules

Very rich set of functionalities

•Unlimited numeric and string variables + ability to create user defined types

•Local, static and global variable scope

•Program flow control: IF/THEN/ELSE/ELSEIF/END IF, WHILE/WEND, DO/LOOP, FOR/NEXT, SELECT CASE/CASE/CASE ELSE

•User defined function: FUNCTION/END FUNCTION end SUB/END SUB

•Up to 32 parameters can be passed to user defined functions.

•Parameters passed BYVAL or BYREF

•Function recursion

•Many, many high and low level predefined functions

Great for System Administrator

•automate everyday tasks, client and server

•schedule complex processing

•manage user login automation

Many official modules ready to be used

•CORE: contains all string and numeric functionalities plus main program flow

•TBGL: provides interface for creating hardware accelerated graphics from thinBasic language.

•CGI: contains many build in functionalities in order to use thinBasic as server side web scripting engine

•FILE: functions working on files and directories

•PC: functions working on PC handling

•CONSOLE: manage scripts to be executed under Text Mode Console

•OS: functions to manage operating system functionalities

•LL: linked list data structure with data name association

•Crypto: official windows cryptology plus crypto functions directly developed by thinBasic

•DT: functions for handling date/time

•TCP: functions to send/receive data using tcp protocol

•BIFF: functions for handling BIFF

•INI: GetKey, SetKey, CountSections, GetSectionList, GetSectionKeyList, ...

•INET: detect internet connection ON/OFF and type (LAN, MODEM, PROXY), Automatic connection or Hang-Up

•RAS:

•SMTP: with HTML mails support, file attachments, Sync and Async

•FTP: Connect, Quit, File list, Dir change, Upload/Download both Sync and Async, File delete and all server allowed command

•Registry: reading and writing

•LIST object: Create, AddItem, SetItem, GetItem, DelItem, Count, Join, Sort

•Console operations: Print, ProgressBar, Box, SetTitle, FullScreen, Window, Top, Activate, ...

•Windows: MessageBox, InputBox, ProgressBar, Labels, Grids, Images, ...

•Shell execution Sync and Async

•Environment variables

•Binary file reading/writing

•File handling: copy, rename, size, date, kill, exists, Dir, ...

•Path handling

•Sounds playing (via MCI)

•Windows controlling (Opening, closing, set foreground, sendkeys, ...)

•SQL DB connection capabilities. Any ODBC compliant DB

•Direct Excel file writing using BIFF format

•ZIP file handling

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