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== Beep ==

The <tt>Beep</tt> function causes the system to play a sound that can be used to warn the user of an incorrect action. <tt>Beep</tt> does not have any parameters:

<source lang="oobas">
Beep ' creates an informative tone
</source>

== Shell ==

External programs can be started using the Shell function.

<source lang="oobas">
Shell(Pathname, Windowstyle, Param, bSync)
</source>

; Pathname : the path of the program to be executed.
: In MS-Windows, use <tt>ConvertToURL(Pathname)</tt> otherwise the command will not work if <tt>Pathname</tt> contains spaces or national characters.

; Windowstyle : the window in which the program is started.
:The following values are possible:
:* <tt> 0</tt> - The program receives the focus and is started in a concealed window.
:* <tt> 1</tt> - The program receives the focus and is started in a normal-sized window.
:* <tt> 2</tt> - The program receives the focus and is started in a minimized window.
:* <tt> 3</tt> - The program receives the focus and is started in a maximized window.
:* <tt> 4</tt> - The program is started in a normal-sized window, without receiving the focus.
:* <tt> 6</tt> - The program is started in a minimized window, the focus remains in the current window.
:* <tt>10</tt> - The program is started in full screen mode.

; Param : command line parameters to be transferred to the program to be started.

; bSync : wait for shell command to finish flag
:* <tt>true</tt> - wait for shell command to finish
:* <tt>false</tt> - don't wait for shell command to finish

== Wait and WaitUntil ==

The <tt>Wait</tt> statement suspends program execution for a specified time. The waiting period is specified in milliseconds. The command:

<source lang="oobas">
Wait 2000
</source>

specifies a delay of 2 seconds (2000 milliseconds).

The <tt>WaitUntil</tt> statement provides a greater degree of compatibility with VBA parameter usage. <tt>WaitUntil</tt> takes a parameter of type <tt>Date</tt>, with a combined date and time value. The command:

<source lang="oobas">
WaitUntil Now + TimeValue("00:00:02")
</source>

specifies the same delay, 2 seconds, as the previous example.

== Environ ==

The <tt>Environ</tt> function returns the environmental variables of the operating system. Depending on the system and configuration, various types of data are saved here. The following call determines the environment variables of temporary directory of the operating system:

<source lang="oobas">
Dim TempDir
TempDir=Environ ("TEMP")
</source>

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Sancho at 17:00, 2 September 2011

Sancho: moved EN/documentation/basic guide/other functions (runtime library) to EN/documentation/basic guide/other functions runtime library

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