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Statements and Line Breaks
A statement is a collection of code that performs a task. It can be as simple as a variable assignment or as complicated as a loop with several exit points. A simple example:
DEFINE name AS string
name = "Barney Gumble"
MESSAGE name
The Arbortext IsoDraw Macro Language uses line breaks to separate simple statements. Code blocks like while-loops or conditional tests must be terminated with an end statement.
IF ( a > b) THEN
MESSAGE "hello world"
END IF