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romanLingo

Syntax

    the romanLingo

Description

System property; specifies whether Lingo uses a single-byte (`TRUE`) or double-byte interpreter (`FALSE`).

The Lingo interpreter is faster with single-byte character sets. Some versions of Macintosh system software—Japanese, for example—use a double-byte character set. U.S. system software uses a single-byte character set. Normally, `romanLingo` is set when Director is first started and is determined by the local version of the system software.

If you are using a non-Roman script system but don't use any double-byte characters in your script, set this property to `TRUE` for faster execution of your Lingo scripts.

Example

This statement sets `romanLingo` to `TRUE`, which causes Lingo to use a single-byte character set:

    set the romanLingo to TRUE