An Introduction to LotusScript

Chapter Overview

LotusScript is a structured, object-oriented programming (OOP) language that's similar to Visual Basic. Using LotusScript, you can create robust, cross-platform applications. This chapter provides an introduction to the programming language and reviews the basic concepts of object-oriented application development.

By the end of the chapter you will have learned

• Basic terminology of object-oriented programming
• Basic elements of the LotusScript language
• How to create variables and constants
• How to add comments to code
• How to create conditional branching and iterative loops
• How to create arrays
• How to create date and time variables
• How to display messages and dialog boxes
• How and when to compile LotusScript code
• How to create subroutines and functions

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