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Lingo

These terms are important language elements that you use to construct scripts.

 
Booleans

Use these terms to test whether a condition exists:

FALSE (0 is the numerical equivalent of FALSE.)

TRUE (1 is the numerical equivalent of TRUE.)

not

or

 
Script control

Use these terms to control how a script executes:

abort

pass

do

result

exit

scriptsEnabled

halt

scriptText

nothing

stopEvent


 
Code structures

Use if to create if..then statements.

Use case, end case, and otherwise in case statements.

Use these terms for repeat loops:

end repeat

repeat with

exit repeat

repeat with...down to

next repeat

repeat with...in list

repeat while


 
Syntax elements

Use these terms as part of Lingo's syntax:

# (symbol)

member (keyword)

" (string)

of

¬ (continuation)

or

-- (comment)

property

() (parentheses)

sprite

castLib

the

end

window

global