<doc>
  <legacy_id>2231</legacy_id>
  <name>as</name>
  <type>keyword</type>
  <syntax>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Writing LiveCode</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="do">do Command</command>
    <command tag="export">export Command</command>
    <command tag="go">go Command</command>
    <command tag="save">save Command</command>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Used with the <command tag="do">do</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> to specify a scripting language; used with the <command tag="export">export</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> to specify the file <function tag="format">format</function> to <command tag="export">export</command> to; used with the <command tag="go">go</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> to specify the mode of a <object tag="stack">stack</object>; used with the <command tag="save">save</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> to specify the <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> <glossary tag="file path">name and location</glossary>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>do field 1 as Javascript</example>
    <example>export me to file myFile as "PNG"</example>
    <example>go stack "Controls" as palette</example>
    <example>save this stack as "../Backups/Current.rev"</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>as</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> to modify the <command tag="do">do</command>, <command tag="export">export</command>, <command tag="go">go</command>, or <command tag="save">save</command> <glossary tag="command">commands</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>Use the <b>alternateLanguages</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> to find out which languages can be used with the <command tag="do">do</command> command on <glossary tag="Mac OS">Mac OS</glossary> and <glossary tag="OS X">OS X systems</glossary>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>