Here is a summary of syntax rules that you should be aware of when programming your OpenInsight applications in BASIC+.

• OpenInsight’s Presentation Server requires that Properties and Events be supplied in all capitals (upper case). Properties and Events appear in all capitals in this manual.

• Names of operators, functions, statements, subroutines, declarations, and parameters, are not case sensitive.

• When naming functions and subroutines, spaces are not allowed. Use the underscore character ( _ ) to separate individual words in the names of functions and subroutines.

• Use the * or ! to begin a single line of comments.

• Use /* */ characters to start and end a block of (single or multi-) line comments.

• The | character tells the compiler that the following line is an extension of the current line.

For information on contract blocks and data types, refer to the “Stored Procedures” topic later in this chapter.