The details of the processing performed by gmBasic are controlled via an XML-based
command line script. The command statements are the primary instructions used to produce
translations as opposed to making and modifying declarations or performing auxiliary tasks.
The statement keyword for each command line script is usually gmBasic; however, it
may be anything. The gmBasic statement itself has no attributes. Each of the command statements
is a substatement of the gmBasic statement; however, several may be used in other contexts as
well. These statements are as follows:
Statement
Description of use
Analyse
Controls the code analysis of a compiled code. Analysis is performed to change the
intermediate code produced by the compiler into a form that can be authored in
the target language.
Author
Controls the actual authoring of the analysed intermediate code in the target language.
Compile
Compiles a BASIC project or an ASP pageslice into an intermediate code unit. It also
loads all information about externally referenced libraries and builds a table of
all symbols encountered in either the source code or the external libraries.
Fix
Supports making changes to the source code before it is compiled or target code before
it is written.
If
Specifies certain conditions for the inclusion or exclusion of the substatements
within its scope.
Include
Specifies the name of an external gmPL file whose statements are to be processed
before processing the next statement in the including script.
LoadEnvironment
Forces the loading of the environment that must be defined before any code can be processed.
LoadRuntime
Loads a gmNI runtime Dll into the current execution space. This Dll may well be
intermingled with Dlls loaded via refactoring and select statements.
Output
Specifies where information being written should be sent and how it should be formatted.
Reference
Alters the references information associated with a compilation unit.
Registry
Enters various identifier pairs into storage for a variety of purposes. Registry statements
are a primary vehicle used by gmBasic to communicate with itself during the translation
tuning phase.
RunCommand
Executes a method written using gmSL. This method may be predefined via the
metalanguage. It may also be in a separate GlobalSettings file or it may be
locally defined within the current script.
Select
Specifies a wide range of attributes which control the behavior of gmBasic and
which supply values for the properties of the gmSLSelect class.
Storage
Specifies how information gathered by the current script is to be stored in a virtual
binary information file.