Legato Short Tutorials
Below, training and tutorial videos are available to help you discover Legato and learn more about how to create programs using the Legato Scripting language. Sample files of the scripts used in each video are also available.
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| Name | Description | Primary Functions Discussed | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01. Hello, Y’all (11:12) | A demonstration of how to use the Legato Scripting Language to create a simple “Hello World” program. This video also discusses language syntax and variables and contains a few other script examples to demonstrate different types of variables. | MessageBox, OkCancelBox, AddMessage, FileToString, ExplodeString, ArrayGetElementsUsed | View |
| 02. Dialog Boxes (20:56) | A demonstration of how to create and use dialog boxes with the Legato Scripting Language. This video also discusses dialog controls, property sheets, and validation. | DialogBox | View |
| 03. Program Flow | |||
| Part One: Project Entry (6:01) | A discussion of the various methods you can use to start a program in Legato. | GetLocalTime, MessageBox | View |
| Part Two: Conditionals (7:00) | A discussion of conditional statements, including the ‘if’ and ’switch’ statements. | GetFileAttributeString, InString, WordParseGetWord | View |
| Part Three: Loops (7:12) | A discussion of loops, including the ‘while’ and ‘for’ statements and the ‘continue’ and “break’ statements. | WordParseGetWord, WordParseGetPosition, WordParseSetPosition, GetTagElement, ArrayGetAxisDepth, ArrayGetKeyName, AddMessage | View |
| Part Four: Exit (2:53) | A discussion of how to exit a function or script using the ‘return’ and “exit’ statements. | N/A | View |