In a Praat script, you can use variables, expressions, and functions, of numeric as well as string type, and most of the control structures known from other procedural computer languages. The way the distinction between numbers and strings is made, may remind you of the programming language Basic.

Scripting 5.1. Variables (numeric, string)

Scripting 5.2. Expressions (numeric, string)

Scripting 5.3. Jumps (if, then, elsif, else, endif)

Scripting 5.4. Loops (for/endfor, while/endwhile, repeat/until)

Scripting 5.5. Procedures (@, procedure)

Scripting 5.6. Arrays and dictionaries

Scripting 5.7. Vectors and matrices

Scripting 5.8. Including other scripts

Scripting 5.9. Quitting (exit)

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