Operating System Access Routines
CALL_UNIX (p1 [, p2, ... , p30])
(UNIX Only) Lets a PV‑WAVE procedure communicate with an external routine written in C.
Changes the current working directory.
Deletes a specified file on your system.
(UNIX Only) Returns a string array containing all the UNIX environment strings for the PV‑WAVE process.
Returns the specified equivalence string from the environment of the PV‑WAVE process.
LINKNLOAD (object, symbol [, param
1, ..., param
n])
Provides simplified access to external routines in shareable images.
Returns a string identifying the host platform.
Standard Library procedure that pops a directory from the top of a last-in, first-out directory stack.
Standard Library procedure that lists the directories located in the directory stack, and the current working directory.
Standard Library procedure that pushes a directory onto the top of a last-in, first-out directory stack.
Adds or changes an environment string in the process environment.
SPAWN [, command [, result]]
(UNIX) Spawns a child process to execute a given command.
SPAWN [, command [, result]]
(Windows) Spawns a child process to execute a given command.
Returns the current system time as either a string or as the number of seconds elapsed since January 1, 1970.
WIN32_locale [, window_index]
Creates a window for the display of graphics or text.
printer_name =
WIN32_PICK_PRINTER( )
Displays a Windows printer dialog.
font_name =
WIN32_PICK_FONT( )
Displays a Wndows common font dialog.