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Theory

AdoScript Language Constructs

This section introduces the AdoScript language constructs in detail, starting with basic assignment statement to structuring AdoScript in re-usable PROCEDURE calls and FUNCTIONS.

API Command Structure

The basic structure of every call to an AdoScript command is shown in the image below. The constructs needed to call a command are:

  • CC + "Messageport": Every call has to start with the CC - "Call Command" and the respective Messageport.
  • API Command: the command is specified in CAPITAL letters. In case the command should be run in debug mode, add "debug" between the Messageport and the command. This results in a pre-execution of the command including the possibility to view input and result values before actual execution.
  • Input Values: if needed according to API signature
  • Result Value: as produced by the command

AdoScript Command Structure

# Reading out of the ModelID of a model currently open
CC "Modeling" GET_ACT_MODEL
# Errorcheck modelid
IF ( modelid > 0 ) {
 # Command Call(Keywords in Capitals)
 CC "Core" GET_MODEL_INFO modelid: ( modelid )
 # Handling of Return Values
 CC "AdoScript" INFOBOX ("The active model is \"" + modelname
+ "\" (" + modeltype + ")")
}
ELSE {
# ecode returned
 CC "AdoScript" ERRORBOX "No model is opened!"
}

Example AdoScript "Read Model Information"

 

AdoScript Basics

Variable declaration

SET, LEO

Control structures

IF/ELSIF/ELSE, WHILE, FOR, BREAK, EXIT, PROCEDURE, FUNCTION

External programs / File callings (AdoScript, EXE, DLL)

EXECUTE, SYSTEM, START, CALL

Sending of messages to ADOxx Component (Messageports)

CC, SEND

LEO Expressions

Usage of expressions for call parameters.

AdoScript Operators

Logical

AND, OR, NOT

Comparison

< , > , <= , >= , = , <> , !=

Arithmetical

+ , - , * , / , - (unary)

Strings

s + t , n * s , s / t , s SUB i , LEN s

Conversions

STR value , VAL string

AdoScript Functions

Arithmetical

abs(x), max(x, y), min(x, y), pow(x, y), sqrt(x), exp(x), log(x), log10(x)

Strings

search(source,pattern,start)
bsearch(source,pattern,start)
copy(source,from,count)
replall(source,pattern,new)
lower(source)
upper(source)

Lists

token(source,index[,separator])
tokcnt(source[,separator])
tokcat(source1,source2[,separator])
tokdiff(source1,source2[,separator])
tokisect(source1,source2[,separator])
tokunion(source1,source2[,separator])

AdoScript: Procedure Concept

ProcedureDefinition : PROCEDURE [global] ProcedureName[ MainParameter ]
{ FormalProcParameter } { StatementSequence }
MainParameter : TypeName: paramName
FormalProcParameter : paramName:TypeNameOrReference
TypeNameOrReference : TypeName | reference
TypeName : string | integer | real | measure | time |array | expression | undefined
ProcedureName : keyword
ProcedureCall : anyLeoElement

 

Example:

PROCEDURE MYPROC integer: n val: string result: reference
{
SET result: (val + STR n)
}

AdoScript: Functions concept

FunctionDefinition : FUNCTION functionName[:global] { FormalFuncParameter } return:expression
FormalFuncParameter : paramName:TypeName
TypeName : string | integer | real | measure | time | expression | undefined


Example:

FUNCTION fak n: integer
return: (cond (n <= 1, 1, n * fak (n -1)))
SET m: (fak (10))

Expressions in AdoScript

Expressions can be used direct as arguments in calls.

Use closures () in order to delineate arguments of an expression.

Examples :

SET n:(copy (vn, 0, 1) + ". " + nn)

 

IF ( cond( type( n ) = "integer", n = 1, 0 ) )
{
...
}

 

EXECUTE ("SET n:(" + n + ")")

 

Summary of AdoScript Language Elements

Command execution

EXECUTE SEND CC SYSTEM START CALL

Allocation elements

SET SETG SETL

Control elements

IF ELSIF ELSE WHILE FOR BREAK NEXT EXIT

Definition of Procedures/Functions

PROCEDURE FUNCTION

LEO (Return Format) Handling

LEO LEO parse

 

StatementSeq : { Statement } .
Statement : Execute | Send | CC | System | Start | Call |
Set | SetL | SetG | Leo | IfStatement | WhileStatement |
ForStatement | BreakStatement | ExitStatement |
FunctionDefinition | ProcedureDefinition | ProcedureCall .
Execute : ExecuteFile | ExecuteEx .
ExecuteFile : EXECUTE file: scriptText [ scope: ScopeSpec ] .
ExecuteEx : EXECUTE scriptText [ scope: ScopeSpec ] .
ScopeSpec : separate | same | child .
Send : SEND msgText to: msgPortName [ answer: varName ] .
CC : CC msgPortName [ debug ] [ raw ] anyLeoElement .
System : SYSTEM strExpr [ with-console-window ] [ hide ] [ result: varName ] .
Start : START strExpr [ cmdshow: CmdShow ] .
CmdShow : showmaximized | showminimized | showminnoactive | shownormal .
Call : CALL dll: strExpr function: strExpr { InputParam }
[ result: varName ] [ freemem: strValue ] .
InputParam : varName: anyExpr .
Set : SET { VarAssignment } .
SetL : SETL { VarAssignment } .
SetG : SETG { VarAssignment } .
VarAssignment : varName: anyExpr .
Leo : LEO [ parseCmd] { accessCmd }
parseCmd : parse: strinExpr
accessCmd : get-elem-count: varName |
set-cur-elem-index: intExpr | get-keyword: varName |
is-contained: varName [ : strExpr ] |
get-str-value: varName [ : strExpr ] |
get-int-value: varName [ : strExpr ] |
get-real-value: varName [ : strExpr ] |
get-tmm-value: varName [ : strExpr ] |
get-time-value: varName [ : strExpr ] |
get-modifier: varName : strExpr .
IfStatement : IF booleanExpr { StatementSequence }
{ ELSIF booleanExpr { StatementSequence } }
[ ELSE { StatementSequence } ] .
WhileStatement : WHILE booleanExpr { StatementSequence } .
ForStatement : ForNumStatement | ForTokenStatement .
ForNumStatement : FOR varName from: numExpr to: numExpr
[ by: numExpr ] { StatementSequence } .
ForTokenStatement : FOR varName in: strExpr [ sep: strExpr ]
{ StatementSequence } .
BreakStatement : BREAK .
NextStatement : NEXT .
ExitStatement : EXIT .
FunctionDefinition : FUNCTION functionName [ :global] { FormalFuncParameter }
return: expression .
FormalFuncParameter : [ reference ] paramName : TypeName .
ProcedureDefinition : PROCEDURE [ global] ProcedureName
[ MainParameter ] { FormalProcParameter }
{ StatementSequence } .
MainParameter : TypeName : paramName .
FormalProcParameter : paramName : TypeNameOrReference .
TypeNameOrReference : TypeName | reference .
TypeName : string | integer | real | measure |
time | array | undefined .
ProcedureCall : anyLeoElement .
ProcedureName : keyword .

 

AdoScript Programming Guidelines

If your are programming AdoScript, please consider following rules:

  • Files which contain AdoScript should be named file.asc .
  • The returning result of a message port command should be copied and commented on the line below the command:

GET_CLASS_NAME classid: intValue
# --> RESULT ecode:intValue classname:strValue isrel:intValue

  • Indent a block with two spaces.
  • Don‘t use the tabulator to indent blocks.
  • Decompose the complexity of the programm by using procedures and functions.
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