Alphabetical List of Primitives, Operators, and Units

Primitives

• abs

Absolute value (magnitude for complex numbers) - acos

Arc cosine - activenode

Name of the node currently executing - alert

Displays a message - all

List of all node names - append

Appends to a text file - appendcsv

Appends to a comma-delimited data file - appendtxt

Appends to a tab-delimited data file - appname

Displays the program name in a dialog or screen - arg

The argument or angle of a complex number - argdef

Retrieves the definition of a functional argument - arguments

List of all argument values in the active function - argval

Value of a specific argument in the active function - Array

Array object constructor - asc

ASCII code of a character - asin

Arc sine - askmultitext

Asks the user to enter a multiline text string - asknumber

Asks the user to enter a number - asktext

Asks the user to enter a text string - askyesno

Asks the user a Yes/No question - Assumption

Shortcut notation to access the functionality of the Assumptions object; they are functionally identical, but Assumption uses the root definition

See Assumptions.

Note: This primitive can only be used in Report Writer.

See Create Custom Interfaces with Report Writer. - atan

2-quadrant arc tangent - atan2

4-quadrant arc tangent - authorid

Returns the Author ID of the specified model file - avg

Average of all numbers in a list - beep

Produces an audible tone - best

Value and name of the greatest element in a list - betarand

Pseudo-random number from a beta distribution - bin

Sorts data into groups and counts the number of items in each group - Boolean

Boolean object constructor - both

Applies a function to groups of corresponding elements in two lists - branch

Creates a decision tree branch node - branchoptions

List of child nodes to the active branch node - brand

Pseudo-random number from a binomial distribution - break

Terminates a for or while loop - buffer_append

Appends text to a named data storage buffer - buffer_read

Reads the contents of a named data storage buffer - buffer_write

Writes text to a named data storage buffer - case

Keyword - identifies a case in a switch statement - ceil

Integer value of a number rounded up - cf

term/rate/pv/pmt/fv cash flow calculations - children

List of all nodes called directly by a node - choose

Asks the user to choose an item from a list - chr

Character value of an ASCII code - clear

Sets the value of a node to null - close

Closes the active document - cnorm

Cumulative normal distribution - comment

Comment text attached to a node - compare

Compares two lists - component

Loads a library component - componentdir

File directory where the component resides - consolidate

Combines library component objects into a single consolidated object - continue

Skips part of a for or while loop - copyfile

Copies a disk file - copyproperties

Copies all properties in the source object to the destination object - correlate

Causes random inputs to be correlated - correlatenext

Purges cached data in a correlated Monte Carlo process - correlation

Correlation coefficient for a pair of data sets - cos

Cosine - count

Number of elements in a list - crand

Pseudo-random number from a custom distribution - crc32

Returns the 32-bit CRC value for the given text - createdirectory

Creates a file directory or folder - createhtmltable

HTML table presentation of matrix data - da

Days, time unit of measure - Date

Date object constructor - date

Text presentation of a date derived from a date-time serial number - datenum

Serial number of a specific date and time - datetime

Text presentation of a date and time derived from a serial number - day

Day of the month derived from a date-time serial number - dbcreate

Creates a database file - dbdelete

Deletes a database file record - dbdir

Deletes a database file record - dbpack

Removes the unused space from a database file - dbread

Returns a list of database records - dbwrite

Creates a database file and record and writes data to the record - dde

Raw Dynamic Data Exchange link - ddelink

Evaluated Dynamic Data Exchange link - default

Keyword - identifies the default case in a switch statement - deg

Degree, angle unit of measure - deletefile

Deletes a disk file - derivative

Partial derivative of a function - determinant

Determinant of a matrix - dialog

Creates a custom dialog box or HTML form for user input/output - dialogbuttons

Numeric code indicating which dialog() buttons are displayed - dialogparam

Global object that provides the default values for dialogs and forms - dialogroot

Adds Back buttons to dialog input forms - dialogtemplate

HTML form text attached to a node - different

All elements unique to any one of several input lists - dim

Dimensioned variable array - dir

List of files matching a specification - Discount Rate

Reserved node name used by the pvx primitive - do/while

Keyword - defines a do()..while() loop - docname

Full path and filename of the active model or script - document

The main document object used to control models programmatically - dolist

Keyword - applies a function to parallel lists of input data - dolist and domatrix

Applies a function to lists of input data - domatrix

Keyword - applies a function to independent lists of input data - drand

Pseudo-random number from a discrete distribution - dt

Period length in a time-based model - dtype

Data type identifier (number, text, etc.) - E

2.71828 - each

Applies a function to each element in a list - eachn

Applies a function to each element in a list with incrementing index - elapsedtime

Amount of time the current model has been open - emv

Expected monetary value - endnodes

Name of all end nodes in a tree or branch - env

Gets HTML request header data from the Web server - err

Sets the error flag and terminates calculation - escape

Replaces reserved characters in text strings with %nn codes - eval

Compiles and evaluates a text string - ExecInitLog

Clears the contents of the session history (ExecLog) - ExecLog

Session history - ExecQuery

Get parameter values passed to the script - ExecWriteLog

Appends new text to the session history (ExecLog) - exists

Tests for the existence of a node - exit

Closes all documents and terminates the main application - exp

Exponential (E^x) - expandbranch

Creates a child node for the node in which it is used - false

Logical false - fft

Fast Fourier Transform - file_close

Closes a file opened by file_open or file_create - file_create

Creates and opens a new file - file_open

Opens an existing file - file_read

Reads data from a file - file_write

Writes data to a file - filedate

Returns the Last Modified Date of the file - filesize

Returns the size of the file, in bytes - find

Position of a substring in a string - findlast

Position of the last occurrence of a substring in a string - firsttrue

Name of the first argument in a list that evaluates true - flatten

Creates a flat list from a matrix or list of lists - floor

Integer value of a number rounded down - flush

Displays the contents of the output buffer - for

For...next loop - form

Creates an output form from a list of values - Function

Function object constructor - function

Keyword - defines a function - fv

Future value of an annuity - gamma

Gamma function - gammaln

Log of the Gamma function - gate

Stops calculation when Logical Look-Ahead is active - getclipboard

Contents of the Windows text clipboard - getfile

Prompts for a filename using a GUI screen - getlasterror

Retrieves the last error message in the script - getnode

Prompts for a node name using a GUI screen - getselect

Prompts the user to select one or more items from a list - grand

Pseudo-random number from a gamma distribution - graph

Creates a Graph sheet containing a line, bar, or scatter plot - graph3

Creates a Surface Plot sheet containing a 3-D graph - group

Matrix created by grouping elements in a list - half

Half of a year, time unit of measure - hasunits

Returns true if a value has units of measure - hostipaddress

IP address of the computer executing a script - hour

Hour derived from a date-time serial number - hr

Hours, time unit of measure - htmldecode

Replaces HTML codes &, <, >, " with characters - htmlencode

Replaces characters &, <, >, and " with HTML codes - HTMLpostfix

If a model has a node named HTMLpostfix, it is used to filter all HTML immediately before it is sent to a Web user by the dialog primitive. HTMLpostfix lets you alter the HTML. - I

Unit imaginary number - IF or if

Function form of if...then...else conditional - imag

The imaginary portion of a complex number - include

Imports library functions into the active application - index

The position of a particular element or sublist in a list - infinity

Infinity - Inflation Rate

Reserved node name used by the pvx primitive - inputs

List of all nodes declared as inputs - inputunits

Returns the unit of measurement for the specified node - insertdatasheet

Create a new Data Table sheet - insertdiagramsheet

Create a new Diagram sheet - insertgraph

Create a new Graph sheet - insertgraph3

Create a new Surface Plot sheet - insertreportsheet

Create a new Report sheet - inserttable

Create a new Presentation Table sheet - inserttextsheet

Create a new Text Sheet - inserttreesheet

Create a new Tree Sheet - integer

Integer value rounded towards zero - integral

Definite integral of a function - intersect

All elements common to every input list - invfft

Inverse Fast Fourier Transform - irr

Internal rate of return - isinreplay

Returns true if a script is replaying steps in response to clicking Back - isNaN

Returns true if a data type is NaN - isweb

Returns true if the model is running as a Web application - last

Last element in a list - len

Number of characters in a string - length

Length of a list, characters in a string, or arguments in a function - linefit

Coefficients of a general linear regression - log

Natural logarithm (base E) - log10

Common logarithm (base 10) - Loop Primitives

A loop statement can replace an entire funtion - lower

String with all characters converted to lowercase - lrand

Pseudo-random number from a lognormal distribution - mail

Sends an Internet e-mail message - makelist

List of f(n) over a range of n - mask

Prevents calculation errors from terminating execution - maskall

Prevents all errors from terminating execution - maskcancel

Prevents the Cancel button from terminating execution - Math

Math object - max

Highest element in a list - med

Median element in a list - method

Creates a method pointer - min

Lowest element in a list - minimize

Minimum of a function of one variable - minute

Minute derived from a date-time serial number - Mixed

Wrap Mixed around a function definition to prevent the report from summing the values of the nodes within it

Note: This primitive can only be used in Report Writer.

See Create Custom Interfaces with Report Writer. - mkv

Defines a branch in a Markov model - model

Executes a command in the Model namespace - month

Month derived from a date-time serial number - movefile

Moves a disk file - mxsimplex

Linear program optimization based on matrix input data - namespace

Execute a command in the specified namespace - no

Logical false - noriskaversion

Turns off risk aversion settings while executing a set of commands - nounits

Evaluates an expression without unit processing - now

Serial number of the current date and time - npv

Net present value - nrand

Pseudo-random number from a normal distribution - null

Empty list - Number

Number object constructor - Object

General object constructor - OnEnd

Node executed just before a model, component, or DLM ends - OnLoad

Node executed when a model, component, or DLM is loaded - OnStart

Node executed when a model, component, or DLM is started - open

Opens a new document file - Optional Return

Optional return of the value of the last expression in the definition's statement block - options

Causes component input values to display as a drop-down list - outputs

List of all nodes declared as outputs - parse

Parses a node definition into a list of arguments - parseFloat

Floating point number derived from a text string - parsehtmltable

Parses an HTML table into matrix data - parseInt

Integer derived from a text string - partslist

Builds a single consolidated object from a parts list of components - pct

Element at a specific percentile position in a list after sorting - PI

3.14159 - pmt

Payment for an installment loan - prand

Pseudo-random number from a Poisson distribution - precision

Sets the precision for approximated functions - primitive

Executes a command in the Primitive namespace - print

Appends text to the output buffer - prod

Product of all numbers in a list - programdir

File directory where the program resides - propname

Name of the currently executing method or property - pv

Present value of an annuity - pvx

Present value of a cash stream - rand

Pseudo-random number from a uniform distribution - rankcorrelation

Measures the correspondence between the two rankings - rate

Interest rate of investment - read

Loads the contents of a text file - readbin

Loads the contents of a binary data file - readcookie

Reads a persistent cookie from the user's Web browser - readcsv

Loads the contents of a comma-delimited data file - readhttp

Reads a document from the Internet via the HTTP protocol - readobj

Loads the contents of a binary data file - readsimplex

Imports comma-delimited data and performs a linear optimization - readtxt

Loads the contents of a tab-delimited data file - readuserfile

Prompts a Web user for the name of a file and uploads its contents - real

The real portion of a complex number - redirect

Transfers the user to a Web page outside the active script - reduceunits

Number without units as it would display in the current unit system - redunits

Identifies a constant as a reduction unit - remove

Removes a node from memory - removedirectory

Deletes a file directory or folder - rename

Renames a node - repeat

String created by repeating a substring a given number of times - replace

Replaces a specific occurrence of a substring - replist

Replaces a specific occurrence of a sublist - replybin

Sends data to the requesting host - reset

Marks all constants as unevaluated - Resource Tree

Node executed to load the resource tree for a model - return

Returns the specified value from a function call - reverse

Reverses the order of all elements in a list - RGB

Build a RGB color value - Rollup

Uses the current node name to show the sum of that record for each entity defined in the system

Note: This primitive can only be used in Report Writer.

See Create Custom Interfaces with Report Writer. - RollupWhere

Dynamically builds a collapsible tree structure based on the attributes applied to records matching the filter you apply

Note: This primitive can only be used in Report Writer.

See Create Custom Interfaces with Report Writer. - root

Root, or zero, of a function - rootnode

Name of the root node in the active tree - round

Rounds a number to a given number of decimals - rsquared

R-squared measure of fit for a regression line - safeexp

Exponential (E^x), with a trap to prevent overflow - save

Saves the current document to a file - say

Displays a message - scriptdir

File directory where the executing script resides - second

Second derived from a date-time serial number - selecteditem

Extracts the selected drop-down menu item from a dialog result list - selectednode

Name of the selected tree node(s) - selrand

Sets probability of list items and selects an item - sessionid

Unique ID assigned to the session by the Web server - setauthentication

Sends user authentication information to the Vanguard server - setcormat

Sets the correlation matrix to use in a Monte Carlo simulation - setinterval

Sets an interrupt that is called periodically during long calculations - setlanguage

Selects an existing language for local comments and form fields - setrand

Seeds the random number generators - settimebase

Sets the period zero and the period length for time-based projections - show

Definition or formula used to create a node - showlog

Contents of the session log buffer in HTML format - sigma

Summation of a function between specified limits - simplex

Linear optimization of a function of many variables - simplex2

Linear optimization of a function of many variables - sin

Sine - sleep

Pauses execution for a specific amount of time - socket_accept

Waits for a TCP/IP socket connection from a remote client - socket_close

Closes a TCP/IP socket connection - socket_connect

Connects to a remote TCP/IP server - socket_receive

Receives data on a TCP/IP socket connection - socket_send

Sends data on a TCP/IP socket connection - solve

Solution to a set of simultaneous linear equations - sort

List sorted from lowest to highest value - sql

Performs a SQL query via ODBC with standard DSN data - sqlgetsource

Prompts a local user for an ODBC data source - sqlquery

Performs a SQL query via ODBC with extended DSN data - sqrt

Square root - status

Displays a message on the Status Bar - std

Standard deviation of all numbers in a list - stderror

Standard error for each coefficient in a regression analysis - String

String object constructor - striphtml

Text string with all HTML codes removed - stripunits

Number with all units of measure removed - sublist

Segment of a list - substitute

Replaces all occurrences of a substring - substring

Segment of a text string - sum

Sum of all numbers in a list - switch

Keyword - defines a switch statement - t

Current execution time in a time-based model - t0

Date and time serial number corresponding to the Period zero date. - table

Creates a Table sheet - tableform

Table representation of a matrix - tan

Tangent - term

Term of investment - this

Pointer to the currently executing object - time

Text presentation of a time derived from a date-time serial number - todate

Serial number of a specific date and time from a text string - tolist

List created by parsing a string into substrings - toliteral

Converts expressions into literals (source code) - tonumber

Number derived from a text string - topsheet

Name of the displayed sheet - tostring

Converts a list or number to text - trand

Pseudo-random number from a triangular distribution - trans

Transpose of a matrix - treelist

List of all nodes called directly and indirectly by a node - true

Logical true - tx

Date and time serial number equivalent of the period index t - unescape

Replaces %nn codes in text strings with corresponding characters - union

All elements in all input lists without duplicates - unit

Executes a command in the Unit namespace - units

Sets preferred units for a Web application's input - unitsof

Units of measure applied to a value - upper

String with all characters converted to uppercase - user

Executes a command in the User namespace - ustointl

Converts US string formatting to local system formatting - variance

Variance of all numbers in a list - version

This program's version number - waitforrequest

Pauses the system until a request message has been received - watch

Displays intermediate values to help debug applications at runtime - weekday

Day of the week derived from a date-time serial number - while

While loop - winexec

Executes a Windows program - wordwrap

Inserts carriage returns in a text string to wrap text - wrand

Pseudo-random number from a Weibull distribution - write

Writes to a text file - writebin

Writes to a binary data file - writecookie

Writes data to the user's Web browser as a persistent cookie - writecookienext

Writes a cookie to the user's browser when the next page is displayed - writecsv

Writes to a comma-delimited data file - writelog

Appends text to the session history buffer - writeobj

Writes to a binary data file - writetxt

Writes to a tab-delimited data file - year

Year derived from a date-time serial number - yes

Logical true

Operators

• Accumulate

Operator x->y adds a value to the global accumulator - Add

Operator x+y numeric or matrix addition - Assign

Operator x=y sets variable x equal to the value y - Bitwise And

Operator x&y AND of all bits in x and y - Bitwise Exclusive Or

Operator x~y Exclusive OR of all bits in x and y - Bitwise Not

Operator ~x inverts all bits in x - Bitwise Or

Operator x|y OR of all bits in x and y - Compound Assignment

Operator x??=y arithmetic operation and assignment - Conditional

Operator x?y:z if...then...else conditional - Decrement

Operator x--, --x decrements a stored value - Define

Operator x:=y creates a new node - delete

Operator delete x.y deletes an object property - Divide

Operator x/y numeric division - Do Primitive

Operator, @x executes a primitive - Equal

Operator x==y compares for equality - Factorial

Operator x! factorial of a number - Function Call

Operator x() calls a function - Greater than

Operator x>y compares two objects - Greater than or equal

Operator x>=y compares two objects - Implied Multiply

The Multiply operator can be omitted in expressions where a number is followed by a constant or function - Increment

Operator x++, ++x increments a stored value - Left Shift

Operator x<<y shifts bits in a number left - Less Than

Operator x<y compares two objects - Less Than or Equal

Operator x<=y compares two objects - List Concatenate

Operator x!!y combines two lists - List Element

Operator x[y] returns zero-based element(s) in a list - List Literal

Operator [x,y,...] creates a list - Logical And

Operator x&&y logical And - Logical Not

Operator !x logical Not - Logical Or

Operator x||y logical Or - Minus

Operator -x identifies a number as negative - Multiply

Operator x*y numeric multiplication - new

Operator new x() creates a new object - Not Equal

Operator x!=y compares for inequality - Object Literal

Operator {p1:x,p2:y,...} creates an object - Parentheses

Operator (x,y,...) evaluates a series of steps in the current namespace - Percent

Operator x% divide by 100 - Plus

Identifies the number x as positive - Power

Operator x^y is x raised to the power y - Procedure

Operator {x,y,...} evaluates a series of steps in a new namespace - Property

Operator x.y accesses a named property in an object - Quote

Operator "x" specifies a text string - Range

Operator x..y creates a list of numbers from x to y - Remainder

Operator x%y remainder of x/y - Right Shift

Operator x>>y shifts bits in a number right - Subscript

Operator x#y returns one-based element(s) in a list - Subtract

Operator x-y numeric or matrix subtraction - Time Assignment

Operator x?=y assigns a time to a node value - Time Value

Operator x{y} value of x at time y in a time-based analysis - typeof

Operator typeof x returns the data type of x - Value Of

Operator ?x value assigned to a constant - void

Operator void x discards an expression's value - Zero-Fill Right Shift

Operator x>>>y shifts bits in a number right with sign

Units

• acre

Acre, area unit of measure - amp

Ampere, electric current unit of measure - angstrom

Angstrom, length unit of measure - atan

2-quadrant arc tangent - atan2

4-quadrant arc tangent - atm

Atmosphere, pressure unit of measure - bar

Bar, pressure unit of measure - btu

British Thermal Unit, energy unit of measure - cal

Calorie, energy unit of measure - cd

Candela, luminous intensity unit of measure - cm

Centimeter, length unit of measure - coul

Coulomb, electrostatic charge unit of measure - Dollar

Dollar, currency unit of measure - dyne

Dyne, force unit of measure - erg

Erg, energy unit of measure - ev

Electron Volt, energy unit of measure - farad

Farad, electric capacitance unit of measure - fl_oz

Fluid Ounce, volume unit of measure - ft

Foot, length unit of measure - gal

Gallon, volume unit of measure - gauss

Gauss, magnetic field unit of measure - gm

Gram, mass unit of measure - gmf

Gram, force unit of measure - gravity

Gravity, acceleration unit of measure - hectare

Hectare, area unit of measure - henry

Henry, inductance unit of measure - hp

Horsepower, power unit of measure - hr

Hour, time unit of measure - hz

Hertz, frequency unit of measure - in

Inch, length unit of measure - joule

Joule, energy unit of measure - kcal

Kilo Calorie, energy unit of measure - kelvin

Kelvin, temperature unit of measure - kg

Kilogram, mass unit of measure - kgf

Kilogram, force unit of measure - km

Kilometer, length unit of measure - knot

Knot, speed unit of measure - kph

Kilometer Per Hour, speed unit of measure - kw

Kilowatt, power unit of measure - lb

Pound, mass unit of measure - lbf

Pound, force unit of measure - liter

Liter, volume unit of measure - m

Meter, length unit of measure - maxwell

Maxwell, magnetic flux unit of measure - mev

Million Electron Volt, energy unit of measure - mg

Milligram, mass unit of measure - mi

Mile, length unit of measure - ml

Milliliter, volume unit of measure - mm

Millimeter, length unit of measure - mn

Minutes, time unit of measure - mo

Months, time unit of measure - mol

Mole, amount of substance unit of measure - mph

Mile Per Hour, speed unit of measure - newton

Newton, force unit of measure - ohm

Ohm, electric resistance unit of measure - oz

Ounce, mass unit of measure - ozf

Ounce, force unit of measure - pa

Pascal, pressure unit of measure - psi

Pound per Square Inch, pressure unit of measure - pt

Pint, volume unit of measure - qtr

Quarter of a year, time unit of measure - sec

Second, time unit of measure - siemens

Siemens, electric conductance unit of measure - slug

Slug, mass unit of measure - tesla

Tesla, magnetic field unit of measure - ton

Ton, mass unit of measure - tonf

Ton, force unit of measure - volt

Operator void x, discards an expression's value - watt

Watt, power unit of measure - weber

Weber, magnetic flux unit of measure - wk

Weeks, time unit of measure - yd

Yard, length unit of measure - yr

Years, time unit of measure