*BeginInterpreter()

Indicates the beginning of an interpreter block.

Syntax

*BeginInterpreter (interpreter)

Application

Independent of clients.

Valid in session files, report templates, and preference files.

Inputs

interpreter: The interpreter to use to execute this block. Currently only Tcl is supported.

Example

*BeginInterpreter("tcl")
    hwi OpenStack 
       hwi GetSessionHandle sess
       sess GetProjectHandle proj
       set npg [proj GetNumberOfPages]
       sess PostMessageToLog "File has $npg pages"
    hwi CloseStack
*EndInterpreter()

Comments

All text in the *BeginInterpreter() block is executed using the specified interpreter. Interpreter blocks are executed immediately when loading a session file. Interpreter blocks are executed immediately after instantiating a report template.