What is OmniScript?

OmniScript is a general purpose script language with the following features:

• Complete control structure include if and else statements and do loops.
• Use of string, integer or floating point variables. Subscripts can also be used.
• A display window that uses the Macintosh text edit functions. This enables a user to:
  • interrupt a script and scroll through the display. Data that scrolls off the screen is not lost.
  • use the text edit functions to modify the display and copy parts to other programs.
  • save the display to a file.
  • change the size and location of the display window.
• MultiFinder aware and System 7 compatible and can process in the background.

Some features of OmniScript are:

• Easily create lists that can be processed with the Macintosh List Manager.
• Add menus to OmniScript that can be used to set options or execute scripts.
• Easily process user defined dialogs (both modal and modeless).
• Create and delte files and folders. Change file information.
• Read and write data to and from files.
• Create, send and receive Apple Events.
• Launch and control other applications.
• Make a "droplet" application, which executes a predefined script to process all files opened by the application.

Gibbs, Richard G. (1993). OmniScript Manual. Electronic Document.

Download OmniScript for Mac

Architecture

Motorola 68K

Compatibility notes

Emulating this? It could probably run under: Basilisk II