--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Numerical_Response_Simple_Example.tex 2002/07/05 16:12:31 1.1 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Numerical_Response_Simple_Example.tex 2013/09/09 20:47:45 1.5 @@ -1,10 +1,11 @@ +\label{Numerical_Response_Simple_Example} A script consists of several \textbf{statements}, separated by \textbf{semi-colons}. A \textbf{statement\index{statement}} is the smallest kind of instruction to the computer. Most problems will be built from several statements. A script can contain \textbf{comments}, which are not interpreted as statements -by the computer. Comments start with \textbf{\#}, and go to the end of that +by the computer. Comments start with \textbf{\#} and go to the end of that line. Thus, if a line starts with \#, the whole line is ignored. Comments can also begin in the middle of a line. It is a good idea to comment more complicated scripts, as it can be very difficult to read a large script and @@ -19,13 +20,13 @@ with a \textbf{\$}. In the \textbf{Scrip before you use them. Put this program into the \textbf{Script} field of the Numerical Response: -\begin{lyxcode} -\$variable~=~3; -\end{lyxcode} +\begin{verbatim} +$variable = 3; +\end{verbatim} This creates a variable named \textbf{variable} and assigns it the value of {}``3''. That's one statement. \end{itemize} Variable names are \emph{case sensitive}, must start with a letter, and can only consist of letters, numbers, and underscores. Variable names can be -as long as you want. +as long as you want.