Declarations Section, RulerString Function, RulerStringWithTabStops Function, SequenceString Function, IllustrateKeys Function, IllustrateDebugString Function, IllustrateNonPrintCodes Function, IllustrateCodes Function, IllustrateTwo Function, IllustrateTwoAlt Function, IllustrateCodeBelow Function, IllustrateCodesBelow Function, IllustrateValue Function, IllustrateDebug Function, IllustrateVariantVector Function

Declarations Section

Ruler String Function

Return a string containing a "ruler" of length vLength with style vStyle. Similar to using the RulerStringWithTabStops function with vTabStop set to 0 (zero).

Ruler String With Tab Stops Function

Return a string containing a "ruler" of length vLength with style vStyle. Assumes that there is a tab-stop at the interval specified by vTabStop.

Sequence String Function

Return a string containing a sequence of numbers. The numbers are right justified and any empty spaces are filled with the character vFillChar.

Illustrate Keys Function

Illustrates the non-printable characters within a string using their keystrokes. Control characters prefixed with "^" (caret stands for the Ctrl key). Other non-printable characters converted to "%" followed by decimal code (percent stands for the Alt key). "\", "^", and "%" prefixed with a backslash.

Illustrate Debug String Function

Illustrates the characters which are not printable within the Debug window using their keystrokes. Control characters prefixed with "^" (caret stands for the Ctrl key). Other non-printable characters converted to "%" followed by decimal code (percent stands for the Alt key). "\", "^", and "%" are prefixed with a backslash.

Illustrate Non Print Codes Function

Illustrates the non-printable characters within a string by replacing them with their ASCII codes.. Non-printable characters are replaced by the decimal, octal, and hex codes for the character. Backslash and left-bracket characters prefixed with a backslash.

Illustrate Codes Function

Replaces all characters in string vValue by their decimal, octal, and hex codes. The codes for each character are enclosed within brackets.

Illustrate Two Function

"Illustrate Two Line" Illustrates the non-printable characters within a string using a symbol on the second line.

Illustrate Two Alt Function

"Illustrate Two Line Alternate" Illustrates the non-printable characters within a string using a symbol on the second line. Characters whose Asc(ii) value is >= 128 is illustrated with the corresponding Asc - 128 character.

Illustrate Code Below Function

Spreads-out the characters of string vValue and includes the decimal ASCII value of each character. Illustrate the string vValue by returning a two-line string containing the ASCII value of each character. The characters are spread-across the first line, the ASCII value of each character is included under the character.

Illustrate Codes Below Function

Spreads-out the characters of string vValue and includes the ASCII value of each character in decimal, hexadecimal, and octal numbers. Illustrate the string vValue by returning a four-line string containing the ASCII value of each character.

Illustrate Value Function

Illustrate a Variant value and its data type. Non-printable characters within String values are converted to their keyboard equivalent.

Illustrate Debug Function

Illustrate a Variant value and its type. Illustrates the characters which are not printable within the Debug window using their keystrokes. Version of IllustrateDebugString that handles any type of data.

Illustrate Variant Vector Function

Illustrates each of the elements of a one-dimensional array of Variants using the IllustrateValue function.

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