| Description: | Returns the ANSI value of the first character of a string. | 
| Parameters: | String-Characters enclosed in quotation marks. | 
| Syntax: | $BFAsc(string) | 
| Example: | $BFAsc("George") ; Returns "71" | 
| Description: | Returns the character associated with the specified ANSI code. | 
| Parameters: | n-An integer representing an ANSI code. | 
| Syntax: | $BFChr(n) | 
| Example: | $BFChr(68) ; returns "D" | 
| Description: | Returns a string containing two or more strings. | 
| Parameters: | string1-The first string to return. 
 string2-The second string to return. 
 stringN-The last string to return. | 
| Syntax: | $BFConcat("string1", "string2", …, stringN) | 
| Example: | $BFConcat ("The connection interval ", "determines how often an ", "agent attempts to connect to the Benchmark Factory Console.") ; returns "The connection interval determines how often an agent attempts to connect to the Benchmark Factory Console" | 
| Description: | Returns the first n character of a string. | 
| Parameters: | String-Characters enclosed in quotation marks. 
 nLength-The length of the string to return. | 
| Syntax: | $BFLeft(string,length) | 
| Example: | $BFLeft("Benchmark Factory", 5) ; returns "Bench" |