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Chapter 5<br />

JSL Building Blocks<br />

Learning the Basics of JSL<br />

Studying the syntax and basics of JSL is crucial, whether you are a beginning or an advanced user. Some<br />

concepts (such as loops and variables) are common among many scripting languages, but punctuation rules<br />

differ in JSL.<br />

Figure 5.1 Example of a JSL Script<br />

comment<br />

multiplication<br />

operator<br />

concatenate<br />

operator<br />

quoted text string<br />

variables<br />

functions<br />

Commas separate<br />

arguments.<br />

Semicolons separate<br />

certain expressions.<br />

This chapter introduces you to the basic concepts of JSL, from syntax rules and file path conventions to<br />

conditions and namespaces.

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