The main purpose of “scripting” is ability to add custom relation on various events, like a MIDI, DMX, ArtNet, Channels. The script typically has a few lines, and a line has one Command. Command may have a parameters. Typically parameter is a number (constant).

Supported float point , integer and hexadecimal numbers. Example:

• 100
• -20
• 1.01
• 0xBF

All hexadecimal numbers much have 0x prefix, similar to C language, but without ending H.
There is not strict separation on integer and float point numbers.
Separator between command parameter could be space (“ ”) or a comma (“,”)

. ; ' : ! � ^ + - * \ [ ] ( ) { } ? % | & =

There are a few constants mostly for readability of the code. Each constant will be transformed to a number

• TRUE - numeric analog 1
• FALSE - numeric analog 0
• ANY - equal to numeric -1. Used in a few WaitFor command
• OFF - equal to numeric 0
• ON - equal to numeric 1
• TOGGLE - equal to numeric 2
• AsIs - equal to -2.

This is required for commands like “MasterPause”.

A few examples of using commands:

VirtualLJ off

MasterPause Toggle

WaitForMidi 0x90, 10, Any

• Standard : + - / * %
• Inversion : !
• bit OR : |
• bit AND : &
• bit XOR : ^
• bit right shift : »
• |bit left shift : «

Syntax: if (expression) operator

expression - covered with brackets. Must be an expression with numerical result that gives “0” or not a “0”. So, for numerical variable it's possible to write

if (variable)

Compare operators are: >, >=, <, ⇐, =, <>. They produces numerical result 0 or 1.

You can combine comparing operations with “&” and “|” bit-wise operators (but be sure that left and right side are 0 or 1). It's recommended to cover complex operations into brackets - like

if ((1>2) & ((3+2)>1))

operator will be executed if condition gets non-zero result. If you want to place other operator after

if (condition) operator

it must be divided with ; but it's better to place next operator on the next line.

Syntax: goto label

“label” is a name of position for a jump. The label can be placed before any operator and separated by : character. Example:

mylabel: WaitForBeat 4
... do something...
goto mylabel

Operator GOTO can work with the labels inside the string variables. It means that you declare string variable, assign a label name to variable, and then you a variable in GOTO. Example:

var s
s="mylabel"
goto s
DisplayPopup "It does not work"
exit

mylabel:
DisplayPopup "It works"

PangoScript allow define local variables. The lifetime for the local variable defined by lifetime of the Scripter that execute PangoScript. As soon as the Scripter freed, all its local variables are removed as well.

All variables must be declared before the using. No need to specify the type of variable. The variable automatically adjust the type depending on value. Internally supported integer, float and string variables. The declaration start from VAR operation and the follow one or more variable names. As example:

var MyVariable
var a,b,c

Before using the variable must be initialized by some value. Otherwise BEYOND will generate error and stop script execution. Example:

var MyInteger, MyString
MyInteger = 10
MyString = "Hello!"

All variables declared as VAR are local.

A variable can be declared as global. In this case, it visible in ALL scripts of BEYOND.

globalvar s
s="mylabel"
goto s
DisplayPopup "It does not work"
exit

mylabel:
DisplayPopup "It works"

now:float - date&time, calls now() function of Delphi

tickcount:integer - return number of millisecond from start of PC.

hms(hour, minute, second):integer - transform hour, minute and second into seconds.

GetYear:integer - function return current year by PC clock. Result

GetMonth:integer - function return current month by PC clock

GetDay:integer - function return current day by PC clock.

timestr(now:float) :string
now - is variable representing time. Function return string with time in short format such as “11:53”, without seconds

timestrlong(now:float):string -
now - is variable representing time. Function return string with hours, minutes, seconds, such as “11:53:10”

datestr(now:float):string - �������� ������ ����, � ��� ��� -
now - is variable representing date. Function return string short date format such as “21.11.2012”

datestrlong(now:float):string - ������� ������ ����, ���� -
now - is variable representing date. Function return string long date format such as “21 ������ 2012 �.”

dayofweek(now:float):string - short version day of the week

dayofweeklong(now:float):string - long version day of the week

uppercase(string):string - transform input string to upper case. Result is a string.

lowercase(string:string):string - transform input string to lower case. Result is a string.

crlf:string - return a string, line separator (13,10)

b2s(beats) - transform beats to seconds

b2ms(beats) - transform beats to milliseconds

s2b(seconds) - transform seconds to beats

b2s(seconds) - transform beats to seconds