MoneyWorks Manual
Function and Handler Summary
The following is a brief summary of the available functions and handlers. The functions (which are grouped into broad types) can be used in MoneyWorks expressions in data entry, reports and forms (unless otherwise stated). Some functions (such as GetFieldValue() or GoToNextField()) and all handlers are specific to MWScript (see Scripting Functions). A brief outline of scripts is given at scripts.
Numerics
Abs: Absolute value of a number
Average: Average of numbers (for ExpandList, mainly)
Int: Discard fractional part of a number (truncate)
Log10: Base 10 logarithm of a number
Log2: Base 2 logarithm of a number
LogN: Base e logarithm of a number
Max: Select the largest of the given numbers
Min: Select the lowest of the given numbers
Mod: Remainder after division
Pow: Exponentiation
Random: Get a random number
Round: Round a number to given decimal places
Sign: Get the sign of a number
Sqrt: Square root of a number
Sum: Add the given numbers (for ExpandList, mainly)
Text and strings
ByteLength: Get the byte length of the utf-8 representation of a string
CSV: format the values as CSV
Concat: Concatenate several strings
ConcatAllWith: Concatenate several strings with a delimiter string
ConcatWith: Concatenate several strings with a delimiter string, omitting blank input
Dice: Get a subcomponent of a delimited tabular string
Head: Get some elements from the start of a delimited string
InsertVars: Insert values of variables or expressions in a string
Left: Get characters from the start of a string
Length: Length in characters of a string
Lower: Lowercase a string
Mid: Get characters from the middle of a string
Pad: Pad a string to a desired length
ParseCSV: Convert a line of CSV (Comma-Separated-Value) text to tab-delimited
PositionInText: Find the character offset of a substring within a string
Proper: Uppercase initial letters of words in a string
Regex_GetMatches: Find tokens using a regular expression
Regex_Match: Test whether a string matches a regular expression
Regex_Replace: Replace text in a string using a regular expression
Regex_Search: Find the first match of a regular expression in a string
Regex_SearchStr: Find the first match of a regular expression in a string and return the matching string
RemoveLeading: Remove characters from the start of a string
RemoveTrailing: Remove characters from the end of a string
Replace: Replace matching text in a string with new text
Right: Get characters from the end of a string
Slice: Get a component of a delimited string
Sort: Sort a delimited tabular string
Tail: Get some elements from the end of a delimited string
Transpose: Transpose a tabular delimited string
Trim: Remove whitespace from beginning and end of a string
URLEncode: Convert url unsafe characters in a string to "%xx”
Upper: Uppercase a string
Data Conversion
Base64Decode: String from a base64 encoding
Base64Encode: Base64 of a string
CalcDueDate: Calculate a due date for given terms
Char: A one character string from a unicode code point
Checksum: Cryptographic checksum of a string
Choose: Choose between several values based on an index
ClearFlag: Bitwise bit clear
Code128: Code128 barcode byte representation of a string
Count: Count parameters (mainly for ExpandList)
CountElements: Get the size of an associative array
CountLines: Count delimited lines/elements in a string
CreateArray: Create an empty associative array
CurrencyFormat: Format a number as a currency value with ISO code
Date: Convert d,m,y to a date
DateToPeriod: Convert a date to a period
DateToText: Format a date as a string
Day: Get the Day of month of a date
DayOfWeek: Get The weekday of a date
DeleteElement: Remove a key from an associative array
DollarsToEnglish: Convert a currency amount to English or French
ElementExists: Check if a key exists in an associative array
HMAC: Create a keyed-hash message authentication code
HexDecode: String from hex representation of the utf-8 encoding
HexEncode: Hex representation of the utf-8 encoding of a string
If: Choose between two values based on a Boolean
Match: Find a value's parameter number in a parameter list
Month: Get the month of a date
NumToEnglish: Convert a number to English or French words
NumToPeriod: Convert a linear period offset to a period
NumToText: Format a number as a string
ParamsFromArray: Expand array values to a variable parameter list
PeriodOffset: Difference between two periods
PeriodToDate: Get the end date of a period
PeriodToNum: Convert a period to a linear offset
Quarter: Create a lexical label for breaking down data (e.g. "Q1"..."Q4")
SetFlag: Binary OR
TestFlags: Binary AND
TextToDate: Parse a string to a date
TextToNum: Parse a string to a number
TypeOf: Get the type enumeration of a value or variable
Unicode: Get the unicode codepoint for a character
Val: Evaluate a string as an expression
WeekOfYear: Convert a date to a week number
Year: Year of a date
Special Form Designer Functions
ExpandDetail: Expand form search result values to a parameter list
ExpandList: Expand form list values to a parameter list
SubTotal: Subtotal a form list column
Environmental
AddStatementTransaction: Add a transaction to the bank statement import
AgeByPeriod: Calculate invoice ageing
Allowed: Test a named privilege for the current user
Analyse: Run an Analysis of transaction details or job sheets
Authenticate: Test a supplied username + password
AvailableStockForBatch: Get effective SOH for a batch
CancelTransaction: Cancel a transaction
ChangePrimaryKeyCode: Change a code programmatically
CloseDocument: Close the document or connection
CloseWindow: Close a window
CopyUserSettings: Copy settings from one user to another
CurrencyConvert: Convert amount between currencies
CurrentPeriod: Get the current period number
DoForm: Output a custom form to PDF
DoReport: Output a report to text, html, or PDF
Export: Export records as text/xml
ExportImage: Export an image
External: Execute an installed external function
FieldLabel: Get the name of a custom field
Find: Get formatted record data matching a search as a string
FindRecordsInListWindow: Perform a search in a list window
FirstUnlockedPeriod: Get the oldest period that is not locked
GetAllContactEmailsForRole: Get a list of email addresses for a Name
GetAppPreference: Get a named preference value
GetBalance: Get a balance from an account
GetDatabaseFieldSize: Get table field sizes from the database schema
GetDatabaseFields: Get table field names from the database schema as a delimited string
GetDatabaseFiles: Get the MoneyWorks database table names
GetLastErrorMessage: Get the last import error message string
GetMovement: Get the movement for an account
GetMutex: Try to obtain a named mutex
GetNextReference: Allocate a reference number for a transaction type (or job code).
GetOffBalance: Get the balance form an off ledger
GetPersistent: Load a record as an associative array from one of the user tables
GetPlugins: Get a list of reports
GetScriptText: Get the text of a script
GetTaggedValue: Extract a value from a tagged value field
GetTaxRate: Get a tax rate
HavePicture: Test for existence of an image file related to a record
Import: Import data from an xml string
ImportImage: Import an image from a file
Lookup: Lookup a field value for a primary key
Mail: Send an email with an attachment
MakeGUID: Make a globally unique identifier string
OpenDocument: Open a document or connection (use from external script)
PeriodName: Get the Name of a period
PostTransactions: Post a selection of transactions
ProductSOHForLocation: Gets the SOH for a product held at a specified location
ReleaseMutex: Release a mutex
ReplaceField: Replace a field in records matching a search
SetBudget: Set a budget value
SetExchangeRate: Create and post an exchange rate journal
SetPersistent: Create or update a user table record using data in an associative array
SetProgressMessage: Suggest a progress message
SetStocktakeForLocation: Update the stocktake count for a product]
SetTaggedValue: Encode data for a TaggedText field (for custom data storage)
SuggestNameCode: Suggest a Name Code given a company name
SumDetail: Add up a field for details matching a search
SumSelection: Add up a field for records matching a search
SyncTransactionImage: Set the image flag for a transaction
Time: The current Datetime
TimeAdd: Add seconds to a DateTime
TimeDiff: The difference, in seconds, between two DateTimes
Timestamp: A timestamp string
Today: Today's date
TransferFunds: Create a funds transfer payment between two bank accounts
TryPutBackReference: Try to return an unused reference number (allocated by GetNextReference) to the reference number allocator.
UpdateOrderLines: Change ship quantities in an existing order
WaitMilliseconds: pause script execution
Record Selection
CreateSelection: Create a selection of records
IntersectSelection: Intersect a selection with the result of another search
RecordsSelected: Count records in a selection or resulting from a (meta) search
UnionSelection: Add the result of another search to a selection
Table Handling
CreateTable: Create an empty accumulator table
TableAccumulate: Accumulate numeric column data for a key
TableAccumulateColumn: Accumulate data in one column for a key
TableFind: Look up a key in the table
TableGet: Extract data for a key or index found with TableFind
User interface
AddListLine: Add a row to an editable list
AddSafePath: UI to add a safe path to the preferences
Alert: Display an alert with up to 3 buttons
AppendColumnToStdEditList: Customise a standard edit list
AppendPopupItems: Build a popup menu
Ask: Very simple dialog box with controls
AutoFillAcctDeptField: Apply auto-complete to a departmental account code edit field
AutoFillField: Apply auto-complete to a code edit field
CheckCodeField: Validate a code edit field
ChooseFromList: Very simple list dialog box
Clicks: Get the current click count
CreateListWindow: Instantiate a modeless custom database table list window
CreateWindow: Instantiate a modeless custom window
DeleteListLine: Delete a row from an editable list
DeletePopupItems: Remove items from a popup menu
DisplaySelection: Display standard list window for a given selection of records
DisplayStickyNote: Open sticky notes for a record
ExchangeListRows: Swap rows in an editable list
GetActiveListColumn: Get the column number of an edit list that has keyboard focus
GetActiveListRow: Get the row number of an edit list that has keyboard focus
GetClipboardText: Get the text on the clipboard
GetDialogHandle: Get a window reference from a list reference
GetFieldCount: Get the number of controls in a window (standard or custom)
GetFieldName: Get the symbolic identifier string for a standard or custom field or control
GetFieldNumber: Get an index from a symbolic field/control name
GetFieldValue: Get the value/contents of a field or control
GetListContents: Get a tab-delimited string with the contents of a simple list
GetListField: Get the text of an editable list field
GetListHandle: Get list handle from window handle and list ident
GetListLineCount: Get number of rows in a list
GetListName: Selected tab name for Transaction entry details list
GetRecordForListRow: Get list row record as array
GetUIField: Get value from a standard UI field
GetWindowByID: Gets a handle to the first window instance that has the given identifer
GetWindowID: Get the ident of a window from a window handle
GetWindowName: Get the title of a window
GetWindowProperty: Retrieve data previously stored for a windowHandle
GotoField: Set keyboard focus on a field
GotoNextField: Advance keyboard focus
InsertEditListObject: Initialise editable list object in a window
InsertListObject: Initialise selectable list object in a window
InstallMenuCommand: Install a command at the bottom of the Command menu
InstallToolbarIcon: Install a toolbar icon
LoadHTMLInWebView: Load HTML into a custom web view control
LoadPicture: Load a picture into a picture object in a custom window
LoadURLInWebView: Load a URL into a custom web view control
MergeOrderLines: Merge order lines (opposite of SplitOrderLines)
ModalJobsheetEntryWindow: Run a modal Jobsheet entry modify/create window
ModalListWindow: Instantiate a modal custom database table list window
ModalTransactionWindow: Run a modal transaction modify/create window
ModalWindow: Instantiate a modal custom window
Navigator: Execute a navigator click and/or post a coach tip window
NotifyChanged: Update any list windows containing records from the named database tables
PutClipboardText: Copy text to the clipboard
PutRecordForListRow: Put mutable fields from array to list row record
ReadCurrentRecordForWindow: Load a record in custom UI, or tagged fields in standard UI
SavePicture: Create an image file with the contents of a picture control
Say: Speak some text
SelectWindow: Bring a window to the front
SetFieldEnabling: Enable or disable a custom control
SetFieldValue: Set the value of a field, checkbox, popup, etc
SetFieldVisibility: Show or hide a custom control
SetListContents: Populate a simple list with data from tab-delimited text
SetListField: Set the text of an editable list field
SetListSelect: Highlight a row in a list
SetOptionsForEditList: Set options for the list
SetReportColumnWidth: Tweak a report column
SetSidebarColour: Set a custom sidebar colour for a window
SetWindowProperty: Store data related to a window
SortListByColumn: Sort an editable list by a column
SplitOrderLine: Duplicate a line item on an order, splitting the order qty (for serial entry)
ValidateFieldWithValidationString: Programmatically apply a custom validation expression to a field
WebViewControl: Set option(s) on a web view control (links load externally or not)
WriteCurrentRecordForWindow: Save a record in custom UI, or save tagged fields in standard UI
File Handling
CreateFolder: Create a new folder
File_Close: File functions for creating/reading/writing text files
File_GetLength: File length in bytes
File_GetMark: Get current read/write position
File_Move: Rename/move a file
File_Open: Open a file
File_Path: Get the full path of an open file
File_Read: Read text from current position
File_ReadLine: Read to end of line from current position
File_SetMark: Set Current read/write position
File_Write: Write text at current position
WriteToTempFile: Create a temp file containing the string
Debugging and performance
GetProfile: Get the execution timing profile for the current script
SysLog: Write message to MoneyWorks_Gold.log
_NTDump: Get a textual dump of identifiers and values from the MoneyWorks nametable
JSON parsing
JSON_AsXML: Convert JSON to XML
JSON_Free: Free a parsed JSON structure
JSON_Get: Extract object from parsed JSON
JSON_Parse: Parse JSON text
XML parsing
AddXMLElement: Write an element to an XML document handle
BeginXMLElement: Write an opening tag to an XML document handle
CreateXMLDoc: Create an XML document handle
EndXMLElement: Write a closing tag to an XML document
FinaliseXMLDoc: Get the finished XML as a string
XMLFree: Free an XML document
XMLParseFile: Parse an XML file to an XML document
XMLParseString: Parse an XML string to an XML document
XML_Free: Release an Expat parser
XML_Parse: Parse an XML string using an Expat parser
XML_ParserCreate: Create an Expat parser for parsing XML
XML_SetCharacterDataHandler: Set a character data Handler (callback) for an Expat parser
XML_SetElementHandler: Set an element Handler (callback) for an Expat parser
XPathEval: Extract a node or value from an XML document using XPath notation.
Networking
Curl_Close: Finish with a CURL session
Curl_Exec: Execute a CURL session
Curl_GetInfo: Get information about a CURL transfer
Curl_Init: Start a CURL session
Curl_SetOpt: Add options to a CURL session
Curl_StrError: Get an error message from a CURL object
Script Handlers
After: The window is closing or the record is advancing and the window content has changed
AllowDeleteRecords: Control whether a user can delete a selection
AllowPostTransactions: Control whether a user can post a selection
Before: The window has just opened or the record has just advanced or the view in a list has just changed
Cancel: The window is being cancelled
Close: The window is closing (with either OK or Cancel)
Dawdle: Do idle processing in a custom window
EnterCell: A cell in an editable list has just gained focus
EnterField: A field has just gained focus
ExitedCell: A cell in an editable list has just lost focus
ExitedField: A field has just lost focus
ItemHit: A field has had a keydown or a control value has changed
Load: Script just loaded
PostedTransactions: Post-process transactions that were just posted
SetupReport: Use to tweak a report layout.
TweakColumnList: Use to add custom columns to a standard editable list.
Unload: Script is about to unload
UserLoggedIn: User just connected
UserLoggingOut: User is about to disconnect
Validate: Control whether the window can be OK'd
ValidateCell: Control whether the content of a cell is acceptable and the cell can be exited
ValidateField: Control whether the content of a field is acceptable and the field can be exited
Name record methods
GetContactForRole: Get contacts from a Name record
Product record methods
SOHForLocation: Get Stock on Hand for a product at a location
StocktakeNewQtyForLocation: Get the current stocktake quantity for a product for a given location
StocktakeStartQtyForLocation: Get the stocktake starting snapshot quantity for a product for a given location