SIMPOL Documentation

convert — Demonstrates a command line program for converting end of line characters in text files from DOS (CRLF) to Linux (LF) annd also to the older Macintosh format (CR)

hello — The usual "Hello World" program

ppcsselectkey — A command line program for selecting a specific record from a table on a PPCS server and then showing the content of that record.

urldump — A command line program for retrieving a page from the World Wide Web and either storing it in a file or dumping it to the console.

libxml_example — Contains 14 tests that demonstrate the various features of the XML DOM support in SIMPOL

client — Demonstrates using a TCP/IP-based client program to connect to a server and to communicate with it, including receiving both text and binary data.

server — Shows how to create a custom TCP/IP-based server program that implements a basic protocol and which then acts upon connections and can send and receive text data and which then sends binary data.

listsample — This example demonstrates how to use the list and listnode types in order to wrap existing objects and possibly add information to them in addition to managing them in a list.

ringsample — This example demonstrates how to use the ring and listnode types in order to wrap existing objects and possibly add information to them in addition to managing them in a list.

dlistsample — This example demonstrates how to use the dlist and dlistnode types in order to wrap existing objects and possibly add information to them in addition to managing them in a list. Both dlist and dring types are better choices when you need to insert or delete from the list or ring, since they are more efficient in these operations.

dringsample — This example demonstrates how to use the dring and dlistnode types in order to wrap existing objects and possibly add information to them in addition to managing them in a list. Both dlist and dring types are better choices when you need to insert or delete from the list or ring, since they are more efficient in these operations.

dataforms — Loads and allows the browsing of data in any valid form

udtmemberopsample — demonstrates the use of the SIMPOL member operator in a user-defined type

ole2excel — is a sample program that demonstrates the use of OLE2 automation to open Excel, create an Excel workbook, add data, select and calculate that data, create a chart, and then read the results back out into SIMPOL

wxdialog — is a very small program that demonstrates the use of the wxdialog type to create a modal dialog and wait until it is closed or the OK is pressed.?

wxdialog2 — is a very small program that demonstrates the use of the wxdialog type to create a non-modal dialog and wait until it is closed or the OK is pressed.

wxdialog3 — is a very small program that demonstrates the use of the wxdialog type to create a modal dialog using the standard buttons feature, and then waits until it is closed or the OK is pressed.

wxdialog4 — is a very small program that demonstrates the use of the wxdialog type to create a non-modal dialog using the standard buttons feature, and then waits until it is closed or the OK is pressed.

wxforms — is a minimal program that demonstrates the use of the wxform and wxwindow types to display a form in a window and then wait for events.

wxforms2 — is a small program that demonstrates the use of the wxform and wxwindow types together with a group of form controls on the form that allow modification and include sample data. Pressing the button will evaluate the selections and content from the various form controls, close the window and return that as a result.

wxgrid — is a small program that demonstrates the use of the wxgrid including various aspects of using the grid control.

wxmenu — is a minimal program that demonstrates the use of the wxmenubar, wxmenu, and wxmenuitem types to create a basic menu bar that shows the various features supported and to add that to a window.

wxwindows — demonstrates the minimal amount required to create a window on the screen and then wait for events.

wxwindows2 — creates four different windows of various styles. Closing any of the windows closes all of them and ends the program.

demo — demonstrates the use of the various features that SIMPOL provides via wxWidgets.

importppcs2sbme — implements an import program that makes use of PPCS, SBME, plus the GUI components via wxWidgets.

worm — Uses a minimal set of libraries to produce a basic version of the classic worm game.

ABS — implements the ABS() function for returning the absolute value of a number or integer

appframework — provides a fairly powerful application framework for creating GUI-style database-based applications

boolstr — formatting library for converting boolean and datetime values to string and back

bzip2 — compression library wrapper for the BZip2 compression format and the BZip2.dll

calceval — library for evaluating a string and parsing and carrying out the calculation formula and returning the result

calclib — library that displays a calculator and that returns the result of the calculation

codepageslib — code page conversion library for converting to and from various code pages

conflib — library of functions for reading from and writing to configuration files in the Microsoft INI file format

consolelib — library that implements a basic console window for creating console programs that interact with the user

databaseforms — library of types and functions that provide the full implementation of data-aware display and print forms for SIMPOL

datetimelib — library of functions for converting to and from dates, times, and datetimes (includes various other libraries plus its own functions)

db1lib — library that implements a stub class to match the db1 type tag family so that the IDE will provide useful information when working with variables that are defined as type(db1table) for example

db1util — database utilities library with routines for copying records, creating and maintaining system tables, etc.

drilldown — user-interface component that provides an interactive search capability with a display of results in a grid control and return of the selected record

dxflib — function for converting a specific style of *.dxf file into a Windows bitmap (includes a helper DLL)

fastset — a set implementation compatible with the objset type but faster using red-black trees

filesyslib — functions for working with elements of a file system, such as parsing pathnames, retrieving the current directory, etc.

formlib — types and functions for loading, saving and saving as source code dataform1 and printform1 objects

gaugelib — provides various progress gauge dialog types

httpclientlib — objects for retrieving items from the web using GET or POST

imagelib — functions and types for reading and writing images in BMP and XPM format

INT — implements the INT() function for converting a number to an integer

iplib — library for hosting functions and types associated with working with the Internet protocol

jpeglib — currently only supplies functions for determining the dimensions of an image in JPEG format

lists — utility library providing various structural types, such as nodes, lists, rings, queues, and stacks

LTRIM — implements the LTRIM() function to trim spaces from the left of a string

mathlib — contains various math functions such as pi(), sqrt(), sin(), cos(), tan(), and more

mrulib — provides a library of types and functions for working with most-recently-used lists, including loading and saving to INI files and managing a submenu

netinfolib — contains functions like getusername() and getcomputername_win32()

objset — an early implementation of a set object based on binary trees, but new code should use the fastset.sml library or the internal set type

PAD — implements the PAD() function to right-fill a string with spaces to a specified size (or to truncate if it exceeds that size)

parsenum — is a contribution from a member of the SIMPOL community and provides a function that converts numbers into words (in English), commonly used in check writing programs

printformlib — contains useful functions for printing to window or printer, like printwxform(), printrecord(), and printtext()

random — provides the random type for use in generating pseudo-random numbers

registrylib — contains functions for working with the Windows registry

replace — provides the replace() function for replacing all instances of one substring with another in a target string

rsalib — contains functions and types for working with RSA encryption, including key generation, encryption and decryption

sbislib — functions for working in a CGI environment, such as HtmlInclude(), or HtmlRead()

SBLDateLib — implements functions for working with dates and for formatting dates as strings

sblexten — includes a conversion of functions from a Superbase sample library of the same name and which may be helpful when converting from Superbase

sbllib — functions are provided that represent various FN-style functions from SBL, such as FN_Dec(), FN_Fact(), etc.

SBLlocaledateinfo — contains the SBLlocaledateinfo type for use with the date formatting functions in sbldatelib.sml

SBLTimeLib — functions for formatting times as strings and converting strings back to time values

sbnglib — contains important types used throughout much of SIMPOL, such as datasourceinfo and tbinfo as well as the types and functions used to provide option groups for wxformoption types

sendmail — provides the sendmail() easy wrapper function to the smtpclientlib.sml functionality for sending text-based SMTP emails

serialize — provides the ability to serialize an object to a file and then read the data from the file and recreate the object at a later point in time

shellexecute — wrapper around the Windows API call for loading the appropriate executable for a given file type, ie. Acrobat Reader for *.pdf files

simpollib — contains functions that use meta-capabilities of SIMPOL to provide functions like: findfunction() and isproperty()

smtpclientlib — email functionality via SMTP

smtpdatelib — implementation of a date formatting function that accepts format strings using the standard SMTP date format

sortlib — various sorting algorithms such as Insertion sort, Quick Sort (iterative and recursive), etc.

soundlib — Library with the long-term plan to be the host for sound playback routines, currently supports Windows sound playback

STR — provides the STR() for formatting a numeric value as a string using a pattern

stringlib — numerous functions that implement useful string handling functionality, including parsetoken(), ltrim(), rtrim(), etc.

timer — provides a timer type that can call an event handler either once or at intervals and which runs in a separate thread

TRIM — contains the TRIM() function

uisyshelp — various functions and types for providing standard system defaults, such as system colors, default fonts, display size, etc.

unittest — basic unit testing library that helps in running regression tests

urlendecode — functions for doing URL-encoding and URL-decoding

urllib — split out of a small library containing a type and function for parsing a URL from a string into its component parts

utf8lib — functions for converting from and to UTF-8 format

uuencode — functions for doing uuencode, uudecode, base 64 encoding and decoding and quoted printable encoding

VAL — implements the VAL() function

windowsemaillib — data type for sending email by using the Windows scripting host

winfiledlg — provides a wrapper to the open and save dialogs from the operating system that can be called via the smexec32.dll from a program such as Superbase

xmllib — provides a number of useful programs for parsing and evaluating XML strings and can be used to enhance the functionality provided by libxml.sml

jdktutorial — was inspired by one of our users. It provides a basic tutorial on using the sbme1 family of types to first create, then populate a table in a container file. Then to open lock and modify records in that container file.

reorganize — provides a command line front-end to the functionality in reorglib.sml for repacking one or more database tables.

sbmecust — reads records from the CUST table at simpol.com port 1280 and creates an *.sbm file with the same table.

sbmecust2 — provides a timing test for reading records from one table and creating with them another table.

sbmecust3 — demonstrates creating a duplicate table in the the same container as the original table.

sbmereadcust — shows how to read records from a table and output them to a text file in XML format.

sbmerepair — provides a command line based repair program to fix a database table in the unlikely event that it may have become corrupted.

addressbook — implements a basic address book application using data-aware forms and the application framework.

colorlab — demonstrates a dialog-style application program.

quickreportsample — shows how to create a Quick Report program in source code.

sbair — contains the form, program, and required database tables from the Superbase Airlines sample that is converted in the Chapter 11, Converting Legacy Superbase chapter.

simpolbusiness — contains the forms, reports, program, and required database tables for the SIMPOL Business sample from the Chapter 7, SIMPOL Business chapter.

hellocgi — is designed using the "server page" approach. That uses a file called hellocgi.smz, which is an HTML file containing special comments that are processed by the SIMPOL IDE into a SIMPOL program file with the same name. This is then compiled as part (or in this case as all) of the program.

sbiscalendar — demonstrates creating and outputting a calendar using a table.

sbiscontact — is a sample contact database with the ability to view the records in a simple record view format. It also allows browsing with First, Previous, Next, and Last buttons. These all call the same program with specific parameters. On the right-hand side are another set of buttons: Add, Search, Report, and Report2. These buttons call either directly or indirectly other programs in the group.

sbiscontactdisplay — displays a selected record (found as a result of searching using the Search button. If the selected record is not found, it redisplays the search page.

sbiscontactpost — handles the posting of a new record as a result of a cal to the Add function in sbiscontact.

sbiscontentsframe — is part of the sbisframesample, although frames have now gone very out of fashion in web design.

sbisenvvars — outputs all the various CGI variable values (plus those supplied by ISAPI if called from IIS) that can be retrieved via the cgicall type's getvariable() method.

sbisframesample — uses various SIMPOL programs to provide different frame content for each of the various frames. Frames are no longer particularly popular in modern web design, but can still have their uses.

sbisimagesample — demonstrates a dynamic page that shows an image.

sbisincludesample — shows the method of including an external HTML file into the output going back from the program to the browser.

sbismainframe — is part of the sbisframesample, although frames have now gone very out of fashion in web design.

sbisreport — runs an unoptimized report that shows its results in a table and does a three-level sort of the results. Each line of the results can be clicked on to call the sbiscontactdisplay code to show the record for the resulting selection.

sbisreportfast — runs an optimized report that shows its results in a table and does a three-level sort of the results. Each line of the results can be clicked on to call the sbiscontactdisplay code to show the record for the resulting selection.

sbistitleframe — is part of the sbisframesample, although frames have now gone very out of fashion in web design.

calcevaltest — tests the various capabilities of the calceval() function using the unittest.sml library.

chartest — could actually be called echo, since it returns whatever text is passed in the first parameter to the function.

consoletest — is a simple demonstration program that shows how to use the consolelib.sml library to create a simple tet-based program that can interact with the user.

datelibtest — is a test suite using the unittest.sml to implement regression testing for the DATESTR() and string2date() functions.

fcasetest — is a test suite using the unittest.sml to implement regression testing for the fcase() function.

filetypetest — is a test suite using the unittest.sml to implement regression testing for the filetype() function.

fixtest — is a test suite using the unittest.sml to implement regression testing for the .fix() function.

string2valtest — is a test suite using the unittest.sml to implement regression testing for the string2val() function.

STRtest — is a test suite using the unittest.sml to implement regression testing for the STR() function.

timelibtest — is a test suite using the unittest.sml to implement regression testing for the TIMESTR(), extTIMESTR(), and string2time() functions.