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Sample Scripts

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OpenXION is the English-like programming language based on Apple's HyperTalk.

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This are will expanded in the coming weeks. In the meantime, here are some of the sample scripts included with the full installation of OpenXION.

The Obligatory First Script

We must pay homage to the programming gods with our first script: put "Hello world, from OpenXION!"

Lyrics to "99 bottle of bear on the wall"

on bottles start
  repeat with x = start down to 1
    if x = 1 then
      put "1 bottle of beer on the wall,"
      put "1 bottle of beer."
      put "Take one down, pass it around,"
      put "No more bottles of beer on the wall."
    else
      put x && "bottles of beer on the wall,"
      put x && "bottles of beer."
      put "Take one down, pass it around,"
      if x-1 = 1 then
        put "1 bottle of beer on the wall."
      else
        put (x-1) && "bottles of beer on the wall."
      end if
      put empty
    end if
  end repeat
end bottles

bottles 99
In the above example, the && symbol is used to concatenate two strings with a space in between.

The Age Game

ask "Pick the number of days a week that you would like to go out:" put it into daysGoOut
put daysGoOut * 2 into daysGoOutA
put daysGoOutA + 5 into daysGoOutB
put daysGoOutB * 50 into daysGoOutC
answer "Have you had your birthday this year?" with "Yes" or "No"
if it is "Yes" then
    put daysGoOutC + 1748 into daysGoOutD
else if it is "No" then
    put daysGoOutC + 1747 into daysGoOutD
else
    answer "Sorry, answer was invalid"
    exit to interpreter
end if
ask "What is the four digit year that you were born?"
put it into birthYr
put daysGoOutD - birthYr into daysGoOutE
put "You want to go out:" && char 1 of daysGoOutE && ":times a week"
put "You are (or were):" && char 2 to 3 of daysGoOutE && ": years old (in 1998)"

--1 First of all, pick the number of days a week that you would like to go out.
--2 Multiply this number by 2.
--3 Add 5.
--4 Multiply it by 50
--5 If you have already had your birthday this year, add 1748. If you haven't, add 1747.
--6 Last step: Subtract the four digit year that you were born.
--RESULTS:
--You should now have a three digit number:
--The first digit of this was your original number (i.e. how many times to go out each week).
--The second two digits are your age!!! It really works.
--This is the only year (1998) it will ever work.

Factor

function factor theNumber
    put empty into theFactors
    repeat with theDivisor = 2 to the sqrt of theNumber
        repeat while theNumber mod theDivisor is zero
            put theDivisor & "*" after theFactors
            divide theNumber by theDivisor
        end repeat
    if theNumber is one then exit repeat
    end repeat
    if theNumber is not one
    then put theNumber after theFactors
    else delete last char of theFactors
    return theFactors
end factor

repeat
    ask "Number to factor:"
    if it is empty or the result is "Cancel" then exit repeat
    else put factor(it)
end repeat

Primes

function isprime n
    if n < 2 then return false
    repeat with x = 2 to the sqrt of n
        if n mod x == 0 then return false
    end repeat
    return true
end isprime

on primes cnt
    repeat with x = 0 to cnt
        if isprime(x) then
            put x
        end if
    end repeat
end primes

ask "List primes up to:" with "50"
if it is not empty and the result is not "Cancel" then primes it

More sample scripts available here.