The best approach how to upgrade the VBScript language by functionality that language functions don't have, is to create objects that have the required properties and methods.
In the PROMOTIC system there is a large number of such objects (so-called PROMOTIC objects) that enable an access to databases, access for serial link and for Ethernet, calling of a DLL connection, etc.
By calling methods over the PROMOTIC object we mostly accomplish the status change of the concrete object (of this instance). It means that methods of these objects don't have global character.
In the PROMOTIC system there is one global object accessible directly from any hierarchical level of the tree. This object is accessible in the VBScript language by the "Pm" variable (i.e. calling in a script it is Pm.MethodName). The Pm object comprises methods and properties that extend the functions set, for example, by writing on disk, time setting, data setting, etc.
| AlSound | Enable/disable sound notification of alarms |
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| AppFullName | Path to the application with the application name |
| Application | Reference to the running Promotic.exe program |
| AppName | PROMOTIC application name |
| AppPriority | Application priority |
| AppQuit | Termination of the application |
| AppStop | Termination of the running application and opening development mode |
| Beep | Replay of the OS Windows system sound |
| ClockStart | Starting the time clock |
| ClockStop | Stopping the time clock |
| ColorOper | Various operations with defined color |
| ColorRgb | Returns the color by entering the three RGB components |
| ControlSound | Controls of the sound server of the PROMOTIC system |
| CreatePmAction | Creates object of the PmAction type |
| CreatePmArray | Creates object of the PmArray type |
| CreatePmExpr | Creates object of the PmExpr type |
| CreatePmForm | Creates object of the PmForm type |
| CreatePmList | Creates object of the PmList type |
| CreatePmMap | Creates object of the PmMap type |
| CreateProcess | Starting the program (*.exe, *.com, *.bat) without waiting for the termination |
| CreateProcessSync | Starting the program (*.exe, *.com, *.bat) with waiting for the termination |
| DdeExecute | Sending the command to the DDE server |
| EvalMacro | Evaluation of the macro expression |
| FindViewers | Obtaining he list of object viewers |
| GetActiveWorkspace | Returns the reference to active PmWorkspace object. |
| GetRtLangs | Obtainig the list of all national languages supported by the application |
| GetSystemInfo | Obtaining the system inforation |
| JsonParse | Transforms JSON format text into object, array or elementary value |
| JsonStringify | From object, array or elementary value creates text in JSON format |
| LicenceInfo | Information about licenses of the PROMOTIC application |
| Methods | Access to global methods of the application |
| NetGetAddress | Returns the computer local address in the network |
| NetTestPC | Test if the asked PC is accessible in the network |
| OtherAppOper | Operation execution over the opened window of another application |
| PlaySound | Playing the sound file *.wav |
| RtLang | The language version of the runtime application |
| ShellExecute | Running or printing the file or the registered document |
| ShutDown | Shutdown of the OS Windows |
| Version | Version of PROMOTIC system |
| WDogRefresh | Refresh of the WatchDog program counter |
| WinEnviromentRead | Environment variable read |
| WinEnviromentWrite | Environment variable write |
| AddUser | Adding new user |
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| FindUserIdLocal | Returns the identifier of the local user that refers to the entered login parameters |
| FindUserIdNet | Returns the identifier of the network user that refers to the entered login parameters |
| GetUserInfo | Obtaining the inforation from the user system |
| LoggedUser | Returns the User object, that represents the logged user |
| Logoff | Logging off the logged local user without the query |
| Logon | Login of the local user without the input window |
| RemoveUser | Delete existing user |
| TestUserInGroup | Test if the user is or isn't a member of the user group |
| WndEditUserPassword | Displays the box for editing the password |
| WndEditUsers | Displays the window for editing the users |
| WndLogoff | Display of the Logging off the user window |
| WndLogon | Display of the Logging on the user window |
| Debug | Text dump into the Debug_info item of INFO system |
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| InfoAction | Calling the action over the item of the INFO system |
| InfoWriteToFile | Write the content of the page in the INFO system into the text file |
| InputBox | Entering the value by the user |
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| InputBoxForDateTime | Window for entering date and time |
| InputBoxForFilePath | Window for the selection of the file/folder |
| MessageBox | Displays the message box and waits for the user's click |
| PrintHtmlPage | Print or display the preview of the HTML page or text |
| PrintScreen | Printing the whole screen to a printer or to a file |
| SelectionDialog | Enables to select the one option from the list in the input window |
| ShowHelp | Display of help topic |
| DecryptText | Text decryption |
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| EncryptText | Text encryption |
| HTTPGetFormValue | Decoding the string delivered from the Web browser |
| StringCmp | Returns a result of a comparison of the two strings |
| StringCodeAt | Returns the code of Unicode character on the definde position in the string |
| StringCodeFrom | Returns the character associated with the specified Unicode code |
| StringFind | Searches the text for requested string from the defined position. |
| StringFormat | Writing an array of values into the string |
| StringJoin | Returns a string created by merging the substrings contained in 1-dimensional array |
| StringLen | Returns the number of characters in a string |
| StringOper | Execution of string operation |
| StringReplace | Replacement of the keyword in the string by the value |
| StringScan | Reading data from the string |
| StringSplit | Returns a 1-dimensional array of substrings |
| StringSub | Returns the substring of another string |
| CreateDate | Creates date and time from its individual components |
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| CreatePmDateObject | Creates the auxiliary object PmDateObject for working with date and time |
| DateAdd | Returns a date to which a specified time-span has been added |
| DateDiff | Returns the number of intervals between two dates |
| FormatDate | Creates a text string containing date and time |
| GetDateOf | Returns dates from defined base date |
| IsDaylight | Test of the "daylight-saving time" |
| ScanDate | Obtains date and time from text value |
| Time | System time |
| Abs | Absolute value of a number |
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| ArrayOper | Array operations |
| Atan | Returns the arctangent (invertetd tangent) of a number |
| Ceil | Returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number |
| Cos | Returns the cosine of an angle |
| E | The Euler's number (the base of natural logarithms) |
| Exp | Computes the value of "e raised to the power of y" |
| Floor | Returns the largest integer less than or equal to a given number |
| GetBit | Returns the bit value of the variable |
| GetVarType | Returns the data type of the value |
| IsInt | Testing whether the value is integer |
| IsValid | Testing the validity of the value |
| Linear | Obtains the functional value (or the argument) of the linear function |
| LN10 | The natural logarithm of 10 |
| LN2 | The natural logarithm of 2 |
| LOG10E | The base-10 logarithm of e |
| LOG2E | The base-2 logarithm of e |
| LogN | Returns logarithm of a number |
| PI | Pi number |
| Pow | Computes the value of "x raised to the power of y" |
| Random | Returns a random number in defined range |
| Round | Returns number rounded to a specified number of decimal or whole places |
| SetBit | Changing a bit of the variable |
| Sign | Returns an integer indicating the sign of a number |
| Sin | Returns the sine of an angle |
| Sqrt | The square root of a number |
| SQRT2 | The square root of 2 |
| Tan | Returns the tangent of an angle |
| ToNumber | Conversion to numeric value |
| TransformValue | Transformation of the value |
| Trunc | Returns the integer part of a number (remove any fractional digits) |
| DirCreate | Creates the folder (directory) |
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| DirExist | Tests if the folder (directory) exists |
| DirRemove | Remove of the folder (directory). |
| DiscGetFreeSpace | Returns the free space on the disk |
| DiscGetPath | Returns the requested path in Microsoft format. |
| DiscGetTotalSpace | Returns the disk capacity |
| FileBinaryRead | Reading the content of the binary file into the variable of the Array type |
| FileBinaryWrite | Storing the content of the variable of the Array type into the binary file |
| FileCopy | Copy of the file |
| FileCsvRead | Reading from CSV file |
| FileCsvWrite | Writing to CSV file |
| FileDelete | Deleting the file |
| FileFind | Finding out files and folders in the specified path |
| FileGetAttr | Returns the file attributes |
| FileGetCreationTime | Returns the creation time of the file |
| FileGetLastAccessTime | Returns the last access time to the file |
| FileGetLastWriteTime | Returns the last write time into the file |
| FileGetLength | Returns the size of the file (in bytes) |
| FileMove | Move (rename) of the file (folder) |
| FileReadVariable | Reading the value of the variable from the file |
| FileSetAttr | Sets the file attributes |
| FileTextRead | Reading of the text file |
| FileTextReplace | Replacement of text in the text file |
| FileTextWrite | Storing the variable (or the array of variables) into the text file |
| FileWriteVariable | Writing the value of the variable into the file |
| IniFileRead | Reading the item from the *.ini file |
| IniFileWrite | Writing the item into the *.ini file |
| Blinker | Blinking with the panel windows refresh period |
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| CDbl | Returns an expression converted into the Double type |
| CSng | Returns an expression converted into the Single type |
| CpuUsage | Computer CPU usage |
| InputBoxForStringSelection | Enables to select the string from the list in the input window (obsolete) |
| MemoryUsage | Computer memory usage |
| RtLanguage | The language version of the runtime application (obsolete) |
| WndHtmlPage | Display of the HTML page in modal/modeless window |
| WndInfo | Window of the INFO system |