User Interface
| ? | ?? | Display one or more values to the console |
| @…BOX | Draw a box on the screen |
| @…CLEAR | Clear a rectangular region of the screen |
| @…GET | Build a new Get object and display it to the screen |
| @…PROMPT | Paint a menu item and define a message |
| @…SAY | Display data at a specified screen or printer row and column |
| @…TO | Draw a single- or double-line box |
| ACCEPT* | Place keyboard input into a memory variable |
| CLEAR TYPEAHEAD | Empty the keyboard buffer |
| DISPLAY | Display records to the console |
| INPUT* | Enter the result of an expression into a variable |
| KEYBOARD | Stuff a string into the keyboard buffer |
| LIST | List records to the console |
| MENU TO | Execute a lightbar menu for defined PROMPTs |
| READ | Activate full-screen editing mode using Get objects |
| RESTORE SCREEN* | Display a saved screen |
| SAVE SCREEN* | Save the current screen to a buffer or variable |
| SET BELL | Toggle sounding of the bell during full-screen operations |
| SET COLOR* | Define screen colors |
| SET CONFIRM | Toggle required exit key to terminate GETs |
| SET CONSOLE | Toggle console display to the screen |
| SET CURSOR | Toggle the screen cursor on or off |
| SET DECIMALS | Set the number of decimal places to be displayed |
| SET DELIMITERS | Toggle or define GET delimiters |
| SET ESCAPE | Toggle Esc as a READ exit key |
| SET FIXED | Toggle fixing of the number of decimal digits displayed |
| SET FORMAT* | Activate a format when READ is executed |
| SET FUNCTION | Assign a character string to a function key |
| SET INTENSITY | Toggle enhanced display of GETs and PROMPTs |
| SET MESSAGE | Set the @…PROMPT message line row |
| SET SCOREBOARD | Toggle the message display from READ or MEMOEDIT() |
| SET TYPEAHEAD | Set the size of the keyboard buffer |
| SET WRAP* | Toggle wrapping of the highlight in menus |
| TEXT* | Display a literal block of text |
| WAIT* | Suspend program processing until a key is pressed |
Database
| APPEND BLANK | Add a new record to the current database file |
| APPEND FROM | Import records from a database (.dbf) file or ASCII text file |
| AVERAGE | Average numeric expressions in the current work area |
| CONTINUE | Resume a pending LOCATE |
| COPY STRUCTURE | Copy the current .dbf structure to a new database (.dbf) file |
| COPY STRUCTURE EXTENDED | Copy field definitions to a .dbf file |
| COPY TO | Export records to a database (.dbf) file or ASCII text file |
| COUNT | Tally records to a variable |
| CREATE | Create an empty structure extended (.dbf) file |
| CREATE FROM | Create a new .dbf file from a structure extended file |
| DELETE | Mark records for deletion |
| DELETE TAG | Delete a tag |
| FIND* | Search an index for a specified key value |
| GO | Move the pointer to the specified identity |
| INDEX | Build an index file |
| JOIN | Build new database file by merging from two work areas |
| LOCATE | Search sequentially for a record matching a condition |
| PACK | Remove deleted records from a database file |
| RECALL | Restore records marked for deletion |
| REINDEX | Rebuild open indexes in the current work area |
| REPLACE | Assign new values to field variables |
| SEEK | Search an order for a specified key value |
| SELECT | Change the current work area |
| SET AUTOPEN | Toggles automatic opening of a structural index file |
| SET AUTORDER | Defines the default controlling index for automatically opened index files |
| SET AUTOSHARE | Defines network detection for shared file access |
| SET DELETED | Toggle filtering of deleted records |
| SET DESCENDING | Change the descending flag of the controlling order |
| SET EXCLUSIVE* | Establish shared or exclusive USE of database files |
| SET FILTER | Hide records not meeting a condition |
| SET INDEX | Open one or more order bags in the current work area |
| SET MBLOCKSIZE | Change the block size for memo files |
| SET ORDER | Select the controlling order |
| SET RELATION | Relate two work areas by a key value or record number |
| SET SCOPE | Change the boundaries for scoping keys in controlling order |
| SET SCOPEBOTTOM | Change bottom boundary for scoping keys in controlling order |
| SET SCOPETOP | Change top boundary for scoping keys in controlling order |
| SET SOFTSEEK | Toggle relative seeking |
| SET STRICTREAD | Toggles read optimization for database access |
| SET UNIQUE* | Toggle inclusion of non-unique keys into an index |
| SKIP | Move the record pointer to a new position |
| SORT | Copy to a database (.dbf) file in sorted order |
| SUM | Sum numeric expressions and assign results to variables |
| TOTAL | Summarize records by key value to a database (.dbf) file |
| UNLOCK | Release file/record locks set by the current user |
| UPDATE | Update current database file from another database file |
| USE | Open an existing database (.dbf) and its associated files |
| ZAP | Remove all records from the current database file |
Program Execution
| CANCEL | Terminate program processing |
| DO* | Executes a function or procedure |
| QUIT | Terminate program processing |
| RUN | Execute a OS command or program |
| SET KEY | Assign a procedure invocation to a key |
| NOTE* | Place a single-line comment in a program file |
| SET PROCEDURE* | Compile procedures and functions into the current object file |
Variable Management
| CLEAR ALL* | Close files and release public and private variables |
| CLEAR GETS | Release Get objects from the current GetList array |
| CLEAR MEMORY | Release all public and private variables |
| CLEAR SCREEN | Clear the screen and return the cursor home |
| RELEASE | Delete public and private memory variables |
| RESTORE | Retrieve memory variables from a memory (.mem) file |
| SAVE | Save variables to a memory (.mem) file |
| STORE* | Assign a value to one or more variables |
| SET EXACT | Toggle exact matches for character strings |
Device, Files & Folders
| CLOSE | Close a specific set of files |
| COMMIT | Perform a solid-disk write for all active work areas |
| COPY FILE | Copy a file to a new file or to a device |
| DELETE FILE | Remove a file from disk |
| DIR* | Display a listing of files from a specified path |
| ERASE | Remove a file from disk |
| RENAME | Change the name of a file |
| SET ALTERNATE | Echo console output to a text file |
| SET DEFAULT | Set the application default drive and directory |
| SET DEVICE | Direct @…SAYs to the screen or printer |
| SET PATH | Specify the CA-Clipper search path for opening files |
| TYPE | Display the contents of a text file |
Printer
| EJECT | Advance the printhead to top of form |
| SET MARGIN | Set the page offset for all printed output |
| SET PRINTER | Toggle echo of output to printer or set the print destination |
Label / Report
| LABEL FORM | Display labels to the console |
| REPORT FORM | Display a report to the console |
Date & Time
| SET CENTURY | Modify the date format to include or omit century digits |
| SET DATE | Set the date format for input and display |
| SET EPOCH | Control the interpretation of dates with no century digits |