- The statements of a script are composed of lines of text. Each
text element is a LotusScript® keyword,
operator, identifier, literal, or special character.
- The script can include blank lines without affecting the meaning.
- The text on a line can begin at the left margin or be indented
without affecting the meaning.
- Within a statement, elements are separated with white space, either
spaces or tabs. Extra white space can be used between elements to
make a statement more readable without affecting the meaning. Avoid
using white space around a special character appended to a name.
- A statement, except for a block statement, must appear on a single
line unless it includes the line-continuation character underscore
( _ ), preceded by white space.
- The line-continuation character ( _ ) must appear at the end of
a line to be continued, preceded by at least one space or tab. Only
white space or inline comments (those preceded with an apostrophe)
can follow the underscore on the line.
- A new line marks the end of a statement. For block
statements, the beginning of the next line starts a new statement.
- Multiple statements on a line must be separated by a colon (:).
Example
' One statement on one line
Print "One line"
' One statement on two lines; extra white space
Print "One" & _ ' Comment allowed here
"Two"
' Two statements on one line
Print "One" : Print "Two"