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Script Statements

Objective:
- Using script statements

Lesson 2

Each AE Scripting line commences with a script statement (except for JCL and comments).

Script statements are AE Script elements that start with a colon (:) and are shown in blue in the UserInterface's script editor. They are often used in combination with a value assignment.

For example, the script element :PRINT is a script statement (see lesson 1).

Another example of a script statement is :SEND_MSG. It sends a message to a particular AE user. This message is then displayed in the Message Window.

For example:

: SEND_MSG "GREEN","EDP","Please start backup process."

You can use the script statement :PUT_ATT in order to change the attributes of the object in which a script element is used. The following scripting line sets the attribute "accounts" (for example, in the Attributes tabof a Script object):

: PUT_ATT INT_ACCOUNT="Accounts"