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DCAL Tutorial
Here is the listing of the current lessons available. Remember to sign up for our DDN Forum to aid you in working through the lessons. On the forum you can ask questions and (hopefully) get answers to all your questions. Lesson 1 - The Basics Introduction What is DCAL? How do DataCAD and DCAL work together? Setting up your system for working with DCAL Testing your setup Lesson 2 - Building on the Basics Program syntax Macro Header Comments and White Space Identifiers Keywords Program Statements Summary Lesson 3 - Constants, Types and Variables Constants Types Variables Lesson 4 - Program Flow Control Flow Control IF statements For statements While statements Repeat statements Lesson 5 - Procedures and Functions Sample Macro Summary Lesson 6 - Putting it All Together Writing the Interface Making it Work Appendix - Working with DCAL The Menu System Creating an Entity

DCAL Tutorial

Here is the listing of the current lessons available. Remember to sign up for our DDN Forum to aid you in working through the lessons. On the forum you can ask questions and (hopefully) get answers to all your questions.

Lesson 1 - The Basics

Introduction
What is DCAL?
How do DataCAD and DCAL work together?
Setting up your system for working with DCAL
Testing your setup

Lesson 2 - Building on the Basics

Program syntax
Macro Header
Comments and White Space
Identifiers
Keywords
Program Statements
Summary

Lesson 3 - Constants, Types and Variables

Constants
Types
Variables

Lesson 4 - Program Flow Control

Flow Control
IF statements
For statements
While statements
Repeat statements

Lesson 5 - Procedures and Functions

Sample Macro
Summary

Lesson 6 - Putting it All Together

Writing the Interface
Making it Work

Appendix - Working with DCAL

The Menu System
Creating an Entity