Empress Software GUI Script Language Reference
Empress v8.62
May 2006

(Unix only)

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This manual contains an alphabetical listing of Empress GUI Builder script statements and functions. Entries contain syntax diagrams, notes, and examples.


Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: Introduction

1.1 Conventions
1.2 Variables

1.2.1 Classes of Variables
1.2.2 Data Types
1.2.3 Array Variables

1.3 System Global Variables
1.4 The NULL Keyword
1.5 Reserved Keywords
1.6 Expressions
1.7 Command Summary Groups
1.8 Script Definition
1.9 Database Operations

CHAPTER 2: Objects

2.1 Accessing Objects in a Window
2.2 Fields & Attributes
2.3 Toggle Buttons
2.4 Radio Box & Option Menu
2.5 List & Multilist
2.6 Scale
2.7 Hypertext Field
2.8 Image & Audio Fields

CHAPTER 3: Script Statements

CHAPTER 4: Script Functions