All functions

A full listing of functions available in Analytics, organized alphabetically or by category.

Functions in alphabetical order

Function Description

ABS( )

Returns the absolute value of a numeric expression. The absolute value of a number is the number without its sign.

AGE( )

Returns the number of elapsed days (the age) between a specified date and a specified cutoff date, or the current operating system date, or the number of elapsed days between any two dates.

ALLTRIM( )

Returns a string with leading and trailing spaces removed from the input string.

ASCII( )

Returns the ASCII code for a specified character.

AT( )

Returns a number specifying the starting location of a particular occurrence of a substring within a character value.

BETWEEN( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether the specified value falls within a range.

BINTOSTR( )

Returns Unicode character data converted from ZONED or EBCDIC character data. Abbreviation for "Binary to String".

BIT( )

Returns the binary representation for the specified byte position in the current record as an eight character string.

BLANKS( )

Returns a string containing a specified number of blank spaces.

BYTE( )

Returns the character stored in the specified byte position in the current record.

CDOW( )

Returns the name of the day of the week for a specified date or datetime. Abbreviation for "Character Day of Week".

CHR( )

Returns the character associated with the specified ASCII code.

CLEAN( )

Replaces the first invalid character in a string, and all subsequent characters, with blanks.

CMOY( )

Returns the name of the month of the year for a specified date or datetime. Abbreviation for "Character Month of Year".

COS( )

Returns the cosine of an angle expressed in radians, with a precision of 15 decimal places.

CTOD( )

Converts a character or numeric date value to a date. Can also extract the date from a character or numeric datetime value and return it as a date. Abbreviation for "Character to Date".

CTODT( )

Converts a character or numeric datetime value to a datetime. Abbreviation for "Character to Datetime".

CTOT( )

Converts a character or numeric time value to a time. Can also extract the time from a character or numeric datetime value and return it as a time. Abbreviation for "Character to Time".

CUMIPMT( )

Returns the cumulative interest paid on a loan during a range of periods.

CUMPRINC( )

Returns the cumulative principal paid on a loan during a range of periods.

DATE( )

Extracts the date from a specified date or datetime and returns it as a character string. Can also return the current operating system date.

DATETIME( )

Converts a datetime to a character string. Can also return the current operating system datetime.

DAY( )

Extracts the day of the month from a specified date or datetime and returns it as a numeric value (1 to 31).

DBYTE( )

Returns the Unicode character located at the specified byte position in a record.

DEC( )

Returns a value, or the result of a numeric expression, with the specified number of decimal places.

DHEX( )

Converts a Unicode string to a hexadecimal string.

DICECOEFFICIENT( )

Returns the Dice's coefficient of two specified strings, which is a measurement of how similar the two strings are.

DIGIT( )

Returns the upper or lower digit of a specified Packed data type byte.

DOW( )

Returns a numeric value (1 to 7) representing the day of the week for a specified date or datetime. Abbreviation for "Day of Week".

DTOU( )

Converts an Analytics date value to a Unicode string in the specified language and locale format. Abbreviation for "Date to Unicode".

EBCDIC( )

Returns a string that has been converted to EBCDIC character encoding.

EFFECTIVE( )

Returns the effective annual interest rate on a loan.

EOMONTH( )

Returns the date of the last day of the month that is the specified number of months before or after a specified date.

EXCLUDE( )

Returns a string that excludes the specified characters.

EXP( )

Returns the exponential value (base 10) of a numeric expression with a specified number of decimal places.

FILESIZE( )

Returns the size of the specified file in bytes or -1 if the file does not exist.

FIND( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether the specified string is present in a particular field, or anywhere in an entire record.

FINDMULTI( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether any string in a set of one or more specified strings is present in a particular field, or anywhere in an entire record.

FREQUENCY( )

Returns the expected Benford frequency for sequential leading positive numeric digits to a precision of eight decimal places.

FTYPE( )

Returns a character identifying the data category of a field or variable, or the type of an Analytics project item.

FVANNUITY( )

Returns the future value of a series of payments calculated using a constant interest rate. Future value is the sum of the payments plus the accumulated compound interest.

FVLUMPSUM( )

Returns the future value of a current lump sum calculated using a constant interest rate.

FVSCHEDULE( )

Returns the future value of a current lump sum calculated using a series of interest rates.

GETOPTIONS( )

Returns the current setting for the specified Analytics option (Options dialog box setting).

GOMONTH( )

Returns the date that is the specified number of months before or after a specified date.

HASH( )

Returns a salted cryptographic hash value based on the input value.

HEX( )

Converts an ASCII string to a hexadecimal string.

HOUR( )

Extracts the hour from a specified time or datetime and returns it as a numeric value using the 24-hour clock.

HTOU( )

Converts a hexadecimal string to a Unicode string. Abbreviation for "Hexadecimal to Unicode".

INCLUDE( )

Returns a string that includes only the specified characters.

INSERT( )

Returns the original string with specified text inserted at a specific byte location.

INT( )

Returns the integer value of a numeric expression or field value.

IPMT( )

Returns the interest paid on a loan for a single period.

ISBLANK( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether the input value is blank.

ISDEFINED( )

Returns T (true) if the specified field or variable is defined, and F (false) otherwise.

ISFUZZYDUP( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether a string is a fuzzy duplicate of a comparison string.

LAST( )

Returns a specified number of characters from the end of a string.

LEADING( )

Returns a string containing a specified number of leading digits.

LEADINGZEROS( )

Adds leading zeros to a character string or a number.

LENGTH( )

Returns the number of characters in a string.

LEVDIST( )

Returns the Levenshtein distance between two specified strings, which is a measurement of how much the two strings differ.

LOG( )

Returns the logarithm (base 10) of a numeric expression or field value with a specified number of decimal places.

LOWER( )

Returns a string with alphabetic characters converted to lowercase.

LTRIM( )

Returns a string with leading spaces removed from the input string.

MAP( )

Returns a logical value indicating if a character string matches a specified format string containing wildcard characters, literal characters, or both.

MASK( )

Performs a bitwise AND operation on the first bytes of two character strings.

MATCH( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether the specified value matches any of the values it is compared against.

MAXIMUM( )

Returns the maximum value in a set of numeric values, or the most recent value in a set of datetime values.

MINIMUM( )

Returns the minimum value in a set of numeric values, or the oldest value in a set of datetime values.

MINUTE( )

Extracts the minutes from a specified time or datetime and returns it as a numeric value.

MOD( )

Returns the remainder from dividing two numbers.

MONTH( )

Extracts the month from a specified date or datetime and returns it as a numeric value (1 to 12).

NOMINAL( )

Returns the nominal annual interest rate on a loan.

NORMDIST( )

Returns the probability that a random variable from a normally distributed data set is less than or equal to a specified value, or exactly equal to a specified value.

NORMSINV( )

Returns the z-score associated with a specified probability in a standard normal distribution. The z-score is the number of standard deviations a value is from the mean of a standard normal distribution.

NOW( )

Returns the current operating system time as a Datetime data type.

NPER( )

Returns the number of periods required to pay off a loan.

OCCURS( )

Returns a count of the number of times a substring occurs in a specified character value.

OFFSET( )

Returns the value of a field with the starting position offset by a specified number of bytes.

OMIT( )

Returns a string with one or more specified substrings removed.

PACKED( )

Returns numeric data converted to the Packed data type.

PI( )

Returns the value of pi to 15 decimal places.

PMT( )

Returns the amount of the periodic payment (principal + interest) required to pay off a loan.

PPMT( )

Returns the principal paid on a loan for a single period.

PROPER( )

Returns a string with the first character of each word set to uppercase and the remaining characters set to lowercase.

PROPERTIES( )

Returns properties information for the specified Analytics project item.

PVANNUITY( )

Returns the present value of a series of future payments calculated using a constant interest rate. Present value is the current, lump-sum value.

PVLUMPSUM( )

Returns the present value required to generate a specific future lump sum calculated using a constant interest rate. Present value is the current, lump-sum value.
PYDATE( )

Returns a date value calculated by a function in a external Python script. Data processing in Python is external to Analytics.
PYDATETIME( )

Returns a datetime value calculated by a function in an external Python script. Data processing in Python is external to Analytics.
PYLOGICAL( )

Returns a logical value calculated by a function in an external Python script. Data processing in Python is external to Analytics.
PYNUMERIC( )

Returns a numeric value calculated by a function in an external Python script. Data processing in Python is external to Analytics.
PYSTRING( )

Returns a character value calculated by a function in an external Python script. Data processing in Python is external to Analytics.
PYTIME( )

Returns a time value calculated by a function in an external Python script. Data processing in Python is external to Analytics.

RAND( )

Returns a random number that falls within a specified boundary.

RATE( )

Returns the interest rate per period.
RDATE( )

Returns a date value calculated by an R function or script. Data processing in R is external to Analytics.
RDATETIME( )

Returns a datetime value calculated by an R function or script. Data processing in R is external to Analytics.

RECLEN( )

Returns the length of the current record.

RECNO( )

Returns the current record number.

RECOFFSET( )

Returns a field value from a record that is a specified number of records from the current record.

REGEXFIND( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether the pattern specified by a regular expression occurs in a string.

REGEXREPLACE( )

Replaces all instances of strings matching a regular expression with a new string.

REMOVE( )

Returns a string that includes only the specified characters.

REPEAT( )

Returns a string that repeats a substring a specified number of times.

REPLACE( )

Replaces all instances of a specified character string with a new character string.

REVERSE( )

Returns a string with the characters in reverse order.

RJUSTIFY( )

Returns a right-justified string the same length as a specified string, with any trailing spaces moved to the left of the string.
RLOGICAL( )

Returns a logical value calculated by an R function or script. Data processing in R is external to Analytics.
RNUMERIC( )

Returns a numeric value calculated by an R function or script. Data processing in R is external to Analytics.

ROOT( )

Returns the square root of a numeric expression.

ROUND( )

Returns a rounded whole number for a numeric value.
RSTRING( )

Returns a string value calculated by an R function or script. Data processing in R is external to Analytics.
RTIME( )

Returns a time value calculated by an R function or script. Data processing in R is external to Analytics.

SECOND( )

Extracts the seconds from a specified time or datetime and returns it as a numeric value.

SHIFT( )

Returns a single character string with the bits in the first character of the input value shifted to the left or right.

SIN( )

Returns the sine of an angle expressed in radians, with a precision of 15 decimal places.

SOUNDEX( )

Returns the soundex code for the specified string, which can be used for phonetic comparisons with other strings.

SOUNDSLIKE( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether a string phonetically matches a comparison string.

SPLIT( )

Returns a specified segment from a string.

STOD( )

Converts a serial date – that is, a date expressed as an integer – to a date value. Abbreviation for "Serial to Date".

STODT( )

Converts a serial datetime – that is, a datetime expressed as an integer, and a fractional portion of 24 hours – to a datetime value. Abbreviation for "Serial to Datetime".

STOT( )

Converts a serial time – that is, a time expressed as a fractional portion of 24 hours, with 24 hours equaling 1 – to a time value. Abbreviation for "Serial to Time".

STRING( )

Converts a numeric value to a character string.

SUBSTR( )

Returns a specified substring from a string.

TAN( )

Returns the tangent of an angle expressed in radians, with a precision of 15 decimal places.

TEST( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether a specified string occurs at a specific byte position in a record.

TIME( )

Extracts the time from a specified time or datetime and returns it as a character string. Can also return the current operating system time.

TODAY( )

Returns the current operating system date as a Datetime data type.

TRANSFORM( )

Reverses the display order of bi-directional text within a specified string.

TRIM( )

Returns a string with trailing spaces removed from the input string.

UNSIGNED( )

Returns numeric data converted to the Unsigned data type.

UPPER( )

Returns a string with alphabetic characters converted to uppercase.

UTOD( )

Converts a Unicode string containing a formatted date to an Analytics date value. Abbreviation for "Unicode to Date".

VALUE( )

Converts a character string to a numeric value.

VERIFY( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether the data in a physical data field is valid.

WORKDAY( )

Returns the number of workdays between two dates.

YEAR( )

Extracts the year from a specified date or datetime and returns it as a numeric value using the YYYY format.

ZONED( )

Converts numeric data to character data and adds leading zeros to the output.

ZSTAT( )

Returns the standard Z-statistic.

Search, replace

Function Description

AT( )

Returns a number specifying the starting location of a particular occurrence of a substring within a character value.

BETWEEN( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether the specified value falls within a range.

CLEAN( )

Replaces the first invalid character in a string, and all subsequent characters, with blanks.

FIND( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether the specified string is present in a particular field, or anywhere in an entire record.

FINDMULTI( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether any string in a set of one or more specified strings is present in a particular field, or anywhere in an entire record.

ISBLANK( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether the input value is blank.

MAP( )

Returns a logical value indicating if a character string matches a specified format string containing wildcard characters, literal characters, or both.

MATCH( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether the specified value matches any of the values it is compared against.

OCCURS( )

Returns a count of the number of times a substring occurs in a specified character value.

REGEXFIND( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether the pattern specified by a regular expression occurs in a string.

REGEXREPLACE( )

Replaces all instances of strings matching a regular expression with a new string.

REPLACE( )

Replaces all instances of a specified character string with a new character string.

TEST( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether a specified string occurs at a specific byte position in a record.

Comparison

Function Description

DICECOEFFICIENT( )

Returns the Dice's coefficient of two specified strings, which is a measurement of how similar the two strings are.

ISFUZZYDUP( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether a string is a fuzzy duplicate of a comparison string.

LEVDIST( )

Returns the Levenshtein distance between two specified strings, which is a measurement of how much the two strings differ.

SOUNDEX( )

Returns the soundex code for the specified string, which can be used for phonetic comparisons with other strings.

SOUNDSLIKE( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether a string phonetically matches a comparison string.

Conversion

Function Description

BINTOSTR( )

Returns Unicode character data converted from ZONED or EBCDIC character data. Abbreviation for "Binary to String".

CTOD( )

Converts a character or numeric date value to a date. Can also extract the date from a character or numeric datetime value and return it as a date. Abbreviation for "Character to Date".

CTODT( )

Converts a character or numeric datetime value to a datetime. Abbreviation for "Character to Datetime".

CTOT( )

Converts a character or numeric time value to a time. Can also extract the time from a character or numeric datetime value and return it as a time. Abbreviation for "Character to Time".

DATE( )

Extracts the date from a specified date or datetime and returns it as a character string. Can also return the current operating system date.

DATETIME( )

Converts a datetime to a character string. Can also return the current operating system datetime.

DTOU( )

Converts an Analytics date value to a Unicode string in the specified language and locale format. Abbreviation for "Date to Unicode".

EBCDIC( )

Returns a string that has been converted to EBCDIC character encoding.

HASH( )

Returns a salted cryptographic hash value based on the input value.

LEADINGZEROS( )

Adds leading zeros to a character string or a number.

PACKED( )

Returns numeric data converted to the Packed data type.

STOD( )

Converts a serial date – that is, a date expressed as an integer – to a date value. Abbreviation for "Serial to Date".

STODT( )

Converts a serial datetime – that is, a datetime expressed as an integer, and a fractional portion of 24 hours – to a datetime value. Abbreviation for "Serial to Datetime".

STOT( )

Converts a serial time – that is, a time expressed as a fractional portion of 24 hours, with 24 hours equaling 1 – to a time value. Abbreviation for "Serial to Time".

STRING( )

Converts a numeric value to a character string.

TIME( )

Extracts the time from a specified time or datetime and returns it as a character string. Can also return the current operating system time.

UNSIGNED( )

Returns numeric data converted to the Unsigned data type.

UTOD( )

Converts a Unicode string containing a formatted date to an Analytics date value. Abbreviation for "Unicode to Date".

VALUE( )

Converts a character string to a numeric value.

ZONED( )

Converts numeric data to character data and adds leading zeros to the output.

Text

Function Description

ALLTRIM( )

Returns a string with leading and trailing spaces removed from the input string.

BINTOSTR( )

Returns Unicode character data converted from ZONED or EBCDIC character data. Abbreviation for "Binary to String".

BLANKS( )

Returns a string containing a specified number of blank spaces.

DATETIME( )

Converts a datetime to a character string. Can also return the current operating system datetime.

DTOU( )

Converts an Analytics date value to a Unicode string in the specified language and locale format. Abbreviation for "Date to Unicode".

EBCDIC( )

Returns a string that has been converted to EBCDIC character encoding.

EXCLUDE( )

Returns a string that excludes the specified characters.

INCLUDE( )

Returns a string that includes only the specified characters.

INSERT( )

Returns the original string with specified text inserted at a specific byte location.

LAST( )

Returns a specified number of characters from the end of a string.

LEADINGZEROS( )

Adds leading zeros to a character string or a number.

LENGTH( )

Returns the number of characters in a string.

LOWER( )

Returns a string with alphabetic characters converted to lowercase.

LTRIM( )

Returns a string with leading spaces removed from the input string.

OMIT( )

Returns a string with one or more specified substrings removed.

PROPER( )

Returns a string with the first character of each word set to uppercase and the remaining characters set to lowercase.

REMOVE( )

Returns a string that includes only the specified characters.

REPEAT( )

Returns a string that repeats a substring a specified number of times.

REVERSE( )

Returns a string with the characters in reverse order.

RJUSTIFY( )

Returns a right-justified string the same length as a specified string, with any trailing spaces moved to the left of the string.

SPLIT( )

Returns a specified segment from a string.

STRING( )

Converts a numeric value to a character string.

SUBSTR( )

Returns a specified substring from a string.

TRANSFORM( )

Reverses the display order of bi-directional text within a specified string.

TRIM( )

Returns a string with trailing spaces removed from the input string.

UPPER( )

Returns a string with alphabetic characters converted to uppercase.

ZONED( )

Converts numeric data to character data and adds leading zeros to the output.

Math

Function Description

ABS( )

Returns the absolute value of a numeric expression. The absolute value of a number is the number without its sign.

COS( )

Returns the cosine of an angle expressed in radians, with a precision of 15 decimal places.

DEC( )

Returns a value, or the result of a numeric expression, with the specified number of decimal places.

EXP( )

Returns the exponential value (base 10) of a numeric expression with a specified number of decimal places.

FREQUENCY( )

Returns the expected Benford frequency for sequential leading positive numeric digits to a precision of eight decimal places.

INT( )

Returns the integer value of a numeric expression or field value.

LEADING( )

Returns a string containing a specified number of leading digits.

LOG( )

Returns the logarithm (base 10) of a numeric expression or field value with a specified number of decimal places.

MAXIMUM( )

Returns the maximum value in a set of numeric values, or the most recent value in a set of datetime values.

MINIMUM( )

Returns the minimum value in a set of numeric values, or the oldest value in a set of datetime values.

MOD( )

Returns the remainder from dividing two numbers.

NORMDIST( )

Returns the probability that a random variable from a normally distributed data set is less than or equal to a specified value, or exactly equal to a specified value.

NORMSINV( )

Returns the z-score associated with a specified probability in a standard normal distribution. The z-score is the number of standard deviations a value is from the mean of a standard normal distribution.

PI( )

Returns the value of pi to 15 decimal places.

RAND( )

Returns a random number that falls within a specified boundary.

ROOT( )

Returns the square root of a numeric expression.

ROUND( )

Returns a rounded whole number for a numeric value.

SIN( )

Returns the sine of an angle expressed in radians, with a precision of 15 decimal places.

TAN( )

Returns the tangent of an angle expressed in radians, with a precision of 15 decimal places.

VALUE( )

Converts a character string to a numeric value.

ZONED( )

Converts numeric data to character data and adds leading zeros to the output.

ZSTAT( )

Returns the standard Z-statistic.

Date and time

Function Description

AGE( )

Returns the number of elapsed days (the age) between a specified date and a specified cutoff date, or the current operating system date, or the number of elapsed days between any two dates.

CDOW( )

Returns the name of the day of the week for a specified date or datetime. Abbreviation for "Character Day of Week".

CMOY( )

Returns the name of the month of the year for a specified date or datetime. Abbreviation for "Character Month of Year".

CTOD( )

Converts a character or numeric date value to a date. Can also extract the date from a character or numeric datetime value and return it as a date. Abbreviation for "Character to Date".

CTODT( )

Converts a character or numeric datetime value to a datetime. Abbreviation for "Character to Datetime".

CTOT( )

Converts a character or numeric time value to a time. Can also extract the time from a character or numeric datetime value and return it as a time. Abbreviation for "Character to Time".

DATE( )

Extracts the date from a specified date or datetime and returns it as a character string. Can also return the current operating system date.

DATETIME( )

Converts a datetime to a character string. Can also return the current operating system datetime.

DAY( )

Extracts the day of the month from a specified date or datetime and returns it as a numeric value (1 to 31).

DOW( )

Returns a numeric value (1 to 7) representing the day of the week for a specified date or datetime. Abbreviation for "Day of Week".

EOMONTH( )

Returns the date of the last day of the month that is the specified number of months before or after a specified date.

GOMONTH( )

Returns the date that is the specified number of months before or after a specified date.

HOUR( )

Extracts the hour from a specified time or datetime and returns it as a numeric value using the 24-hour clock.

MAXIMUM( )

Returns the maximum value in a set of numeric values, or the most recent value in a set of datetime values.

MINIMUM( )

Returns the minimum value in a set of numeric values, or the oldest value in a set of datetime values.

MINUTE( )

Extracts the minutes from a specified time or datetime and returns it as a numeric value.

MONTH( )

Extracts the month from a specified date or datetime and returns it as a numeric value (1 to 12).

NOW( )

Returns the current operating system time as a Datetime data type.

SECOND( )

Extracts the seconds from a specified time or datetime and returns it as a numeric value.

STOD( )

Converts a serial date – that is, a date expressed as an integer – to a date value. Abbreviation for "Serial to Date".

STODT( )

Converts a serial datetime – that is, a datetime expressed as an integer, and a fractional portion of 24 hours – to a datetime value. Abbreviation for "Serial to Datetime".

STOT( )

Converts a serial time – that is, a time expressed as a fractional portion of 24 hours, with 24 hours equaling 1 – to a time value. Abbreviation for "Serial to Time".

TIME( )

Extracts the time from a specified time or datetime and returns it as a character string. Can also return the current operating system time.

TODAY( )

Returns the current operating system date as a Datetime data type.

UTOD( )

Converts a Unicode string containing a formatted date to an Analytics date value. Abbreviation for "Unicode to Date".

WORKDAY( )

Returns the number of workdays between two dates.

YEAR( )

Extracts the year from a specified date or datetime and returns it as a numeric value using the YYYY format.

Financial

Function Description

CUMIPMT( )

Returns the cumulative interest paid on a loan during a range of periods.

CUMPRINC( )

Returns the cumulative principal paid on a loan during a range of periods.

EFFECTIVE( )

Returns the effective annual interest rate on a loan.

FVANNUITY( )

Returns the future value of a series of payments calculated using a constant interest rate. Future value is the sum of the payments plus the accumulated compound interest.

FVLUMPSUM( )

Returns the future value of a current lump sum calculated using a constant interest rate.

FVSCHEDULE( )

Returns the future value of a current lump sum calculated using a series of interest rates.

IPMT( )

Returns the interest paid on a loan for a single period.

NOMINAL( )

Returns the nominal annual interest rate on a loan.

NPER( )

Returns the number of periods required to pay off a loan.

PMT( )

Returns the amount of the periodic payment (principal + interest) required to pay off a loan.

PPMT( )

Returns the principal paid on a loan for a single period.

PVANNUITY( )

Returns the present value of a series of future payments calculated using a constant interest rate. Present value is the current, lump-sum value.

PVLUMPSUM( )

Returns the present value required to generate a specific future lump sum calculated using a constant interest rate. Present value is the current, lump-sum value.

RATE( )

Returns the interest rate per period.

Field and record

Function Description

FTYPE( )

Returns a character identifying the data category of a field or variable, or the type of an Analytics project item.

HASH( )

Returns a salted cryptographic hash value based on the input value.

ISDEFINED( )

Returns T (true) if the specified field or variable is defined, and F (false) otherwise.

OFFSET( )

Returns the value of a field with the starting position offset by a specified number of bytes.

RECLEN( )

Returns the length of the current record.

RECNO( )

Returns the current record number.

RECOFFSET( )

Returns a field value from a record that is a specified number of records from the current record.

VERIFY( )

Returns a logical value indicating whether the data in a physical data field is valid.

Table, file, and project

Function Description

FILESIZE( )

Returns the size of the specified file in bytes or -1 if the file does not exist.

FTYPE( )

Returns a character identifying the data category of a field or variable, or the type of an Analytics project item.

GETOPTIONS( )

Returns the current setting for the specified Analytics option (Options dialog box setting).

PROPERTIES( )

Returns properties information for the specified Analytics project item.

Variable testing

Function Description

FTYPE( )

Returns a character identifying the data category of a field or variable, or the type of an Analytics project item.

ISDEFINED( )

Returns T (true) if the specified field or variable is defined, and F (false) otherwise.

Python

Function Description
PYDATE( )

Returns a date value calculated by a function in a external Python script. Data processing in Python is external to Analytics.
PYDATETIME( )

Returns a datetime value calculated by a function in an external Python script. Data processing in Python is external to Analytics.
PYLOGICAL( )

Returns a logical value calculated by a function in an external Python script. Data processing in Python is external to Analytics.
PYNUMERIC( )

Returns a numeric value calculated by a function in an external Python script. Data processing in Python is external to Analytics.
PYSTRING( )

Returns a character value calculated by a function in an external Python script. Data processing in Python is external to Analytics.
PYTIME( )

Returns a time value calculated by a function in an external Python script. Data processing in Python is external to Analytics.

R

Function Description
RDATE( )

Returns a date value calculated by an R function or script. Data processing in R is external to Analytics.
RDATETIME( )

Returns a datetime value calculated by an R function or script. Data processing in R is external to Analytics.
RLOGICAL( )

Returns a logical value calculated by an R function or script. Data processing in R is external to Analytics.
RNUMERIC( )

Returns a numeric value calculated by an R function or script. Data processing in R is external to Analytics.
RSTRING( )

Returns a string value calculated by an R function or script. Data processing in R is external to Analytics.
RTIME( )

Returns a time value calculated by an R function or script. Data processing in R is external to Analytics.

Bit and character encoding

Function Description

ASCII( )

Returns the ASCII code for a specified character.

BIT( )

Returns the binary representation for the specified byte position in the current record as an eight character string.

BYTE( )

Returns the character stored in the specified byte position in the current record.

CHR( )

Returns the character associated with the specified ASCII code.

DBYTE( )

Returns the Unicode character located at the specified byte position in a record.

DHEX( )

Converts a Unicode string to a hexadecimal string.

DIGIT( )

Returns the upper or lower digit of a specified Packed data type byte.

HEX( )

Converts an ASCII string to a hexadecimal string.

HTOU( )

Converts a hexadecimal string to a Unicode string. Abbreviation for "Hexadecimal to Unicode".

MASK( )

Performs a bitwise AND operation on the first bytes of two character strings.

SHIFT( )

Returns a single character string with the bits in the first character of the input value shifted to the left or right.