For Add(), a comma-separated list of variables, numbers, or matrices.
For a+b, any number of variables, numbers, or matrices.
Converts the blob argument into a 16-byte blob.
Caption({h, v}, "text", <Delayed(seconds)>, <Font(font)>, <Font Size(size)>, <Text Color("color")>, <Back Color("color")>, <Spoken(Boolean)
Displays a caption window at the location described by {h, v} that displays text. The caption can be delayed before being displayed by seconds, or can be spoken. You can also specify the font type, size, and color and background color.
a list with two values. h is the horizontal displacement from the top left corner of the monitor in pixels. v is the vertical displacement from the top left corner in pixels.
seconds is optional delay before displaying the caption. Setting this option causes this caption and all subsequent captions to be delayed by the specified number of seconds.
Causes text to be spoken as well as displayed. The current setting (on or off) remains in effect until switched by another Caption statement that includes a Spoken setting.
Divides a by b. If only one argument is given (divide(x)), divides 1 by x.
The quotient of a/b; or the reciprocal of x (1/x) if only one argument is provided.
Get Addr Info("address", <port>)
A list of strings. The first element is the command (Get Addr Info). The second is the results (for example, “ok” if the command was successful). The third is a list of strings of information. Included in that information is the address that corresponds to the name that was supplied.
Get Name Info("address", <port>)
A list of strings. The first element is the command (GetNameInfo). The second is the results (for example, “ok” if the command was successful). The third is a list of strings of information. Included in that information is the port name that corresponds to the address that was supplied.
Get Platform Preferences() Syntax describes the syntax for getting platform preferences.
To return all of the modified platform preferences, use Get Platform Preferences( <<Changed ):
Windows or Mac tests for the specified operating system. Bits32 or Bits64 tests for the specified 32-bit or 64-bit machine.
On a Macintosh, Is Alt Key() tests for the Option key.
On a Macintosh, Is Control Key() tests for the Command key.
Returns either "Standard", "Pro", or "Student", depending on which version of JMP is licensed.
Optional argument. AutoDeclare(1) and AutoDeclare(Verbose) write verbose messages to the log. AutoDeclare(Quiet) turns off log window messages. If you omit this option, verbose messages are written to the log.
Optional argument. When you use Declare Function(), this option turns off log window messaging (Quiet) or turns on log window messaging (Verbose).
(Windows) Sends e-mail (using MAPI) to the address with the specified subject and message texts. Sends one or more attachments specified by the optional attachment argument. The attachment argument can evaluate to a string or list of strings.
(Macintosh) Creates an e-mail in the user’s Mail application. The user must click Send in the e-mail. On Mountain Lion, you must enter the e-mail address and subject in the e-mail due to operating system limitations. Click the Send message button to send the e-mail.
"yourname@company.com",
"yourname@company.com",
On Macintosh, Mail() works on Mountain Lion and Mavericks.
On Windows, the bitness of JMP and the e-mail client must match. For example, Mail() does not work in JMP 32-bit with Microsoft Outlook 64-bit.
Execute the command found on JMP’s menu named by the quoted string. The optional second quoted string specifies the name of the window to send the command to.
-a if a is positive (a=3; -a=-3; Minus(a)=-3).
a if a is negative (a=-3; -a=3; Minus(a)=3).
0 if a is 0 (a=0; -a=0; Minus(a)=0).
Missing if a is missing.
Parses an XML expression using the On Element expressions for specified XML tags.
Platform Preferences() Syntax describes the syntax for setting platform preferences.
Annotation Font("font", size, "style")
Axis Font("font", size, "style")
Axis Title Font("font", size, "style")
Data Table Font("font", size, "style")
Determines whether an On Open table script is run after the user opens the data table. By default, the user is prompted. Their choice is remembered each time they open the data table in the current JMP session. Scripts that execute other programs are never run.
Data Files Directory Sets the default location for data files.
Help Files Directory Sets the default location for help files.
Installation Directory By default, this location is set to the JMP installation folder on Windows:
"C:\Program Files\SAS\JMP\<version number>", "C:\Program Files\SAS\JMPPro\<version number>", or "C:\Program Files\SAS\JMPSW\<version number>"
License File Path Sets the default location for JMP license file.
Preferences File Directory Sets the default location for the preferences settings file.
Save As Directory Sets the default location for Save As file operations.
Formula Font("font", size, "style")
Heading Font("font", size, "style")
Marker Font("font", size, "style")
Monospaced Font("font", size, "style")
Margins( <n>, <n>, <n>, <n>) sets the left, top, right, and bottom margins. Margins are in inches.
Margins(<n>) sets all margins to the same value in inches.
Orientation("portrait" | "landscape") changes the page’s print orientation.
Headers(<"char">, <"char">, <"char">) specifies text that appears in the left, middle, and right header.
Headers(<"char">) specifies the only text in the header.
Footers(<"char">, <"char">, <"char">) specifies text that appears in the left, middle, and right footer.
Footers(<"char">) specifies the only text in the footer.
Scale(<n>) decreases or increases the percentage at which the content prints.
Small Font("font", size, "style")
Text Font("font", size, "style")
Title Font("font", size, "style")
Font choice for titles. Arguments are name of font (for example, "Times"), size in points, and style ("bold", "plain", "underline", "italic").
Preferences( "Default" );
Preferences( "Factory Default" );
If a file named addin.def is found in the specified home folder, values from that file are used for any optional arguments that are not included in the Register Addin() function.
The second argument becomes the $ADDIN_HOME path variable definition. When you refer to the add-in scripts, be sure to include a trailing slash after the path variable.
Runs the external program specified by the Executable argument, with the command line arguments specified by the Options argument.
Returns either a string, a blob, or a Run Program object as controlled by the Read Function argument.
If Read Function( "text" ) is specified, a text string is returned. If Read Function( "blob" ) is specified, a blob is returned. The script waits until the external program closes its stdout. Run Program then returns all data that the external program has written to its stdout as a string or a blob.
If Read Function is not specified, a Run Program object is returned.
Use global variables when Run Program() is inside a function.
The Run Program object, which is returned if Read Function is not specified, accepts the following messages to read data from the external program’s stdout:
<<Read: reads any available data as a string. If no data is available, an empty string is returned.
<<Can Read: returns true if there is data available to be read.
<<Is ReadEOF: returns true when the external program has completed and all its data has been read.
A Run Program object accepts the following messages to write data to the external program’s stdin:
<<Write( "text" ): sends data to the external program’s stdin.
<<Can Write: returns true if the external program will accept data immediately; otherwise, calling <<Write causes your script to block.
<<WriteEOF: signals to the external program that you are done sending data to it.
Instead of sending messages to the returned Run Program object, you can specify the Read Function argument as an inline function. RP is the Run Program object.
<your code here>
The Parameter(optParm) argument is optional in Read Function. If specified, the functions defined for Read Function and Write Function can receive a second argument, which is the value of optParm.
The following script is an example of the Write Function argument. RP is the Run Program object. In this context, it accepts the <<Write and <<WriteEOF messages.
<your code here>
The following script shows an example of Parameter(optParm) argument:
Within the Read Function, optParm contains the value of x. Do not attempt to access the optParm argument in your function if you have not specified a Parameter argument.
Queues an event to run the script after n seconds.
Evaluates the "string" argument looking for a character result, and then places the string on the clipboard.
(Windows only) In the Windows registry, there are two requirements for the JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment key: the key must include a string called “RuntimeLib” that points to a valid jvm.dll. And the Java Runtime Environment key must include a key named after the quoted JVM version number.
The internal name of the toolbar (see the View > Toolbars list in JMP), the default toolbar for the specified window type, or all toolbars. Include quotes around "toolbar name".
Shows the messages that the given object can interpret, along with some basic syntax information.
Opens the URL stored in string in the default system web browser. Under Microsoft Windows, you can add JMP Window as the second argument to have the HTML open in a JMP browser.
The http:// prefix in the URL is optional.
Decodes symbols in XML to ordinary text. For example, &amp; becomes &, and &lt; becomes <.
Prepares text for embedding in XML. For example, & becomes &amp;, and < becomes &lt;.