• 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 (:).

' 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"

See Also

Script and Statement Construction Rules
Limits on compiler and compiled program structure in LotusScript
Identifier construction rules
Keywords
Literal number construction rules
Literal string construction rules

Glossary