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Syntax of Embedded Speech Commands

This appendix provides a formalization of the embedded command syntax structure, subject to the following conventions:

Items enclosed in angle brackets (< and >) represent logical units that are listed and defined in another row in the table.
Items enclosed in brackets ([ and ]) are optional.
Items followed by an ellipsis (...) may be repeated one or more times.
When two or more items are separated by a vertical bar (|), any one of the listed items may be used.

Table A-1 defines the identifiers used in embedded commands.

**Table A-1** Embedded command syntax structure
Identifier	Syntax
CommandBlock	<BeginDelimiter> <CommandList> <EndDelimiter>
BeginDelimiter	<String1> \| <String2>
EndDelimiter	<String1> \| <String2>
CommandList	<Command> [; <Command>] ...
Command	<CommandSelector> [Parameter] ...
CommandSelector	<OSType>
Parameter	<OSType> \| <String1> \| <String2> \| <StringN> \| <RealValue> \| <32BitValue> \| <16BitValue> \| <8BitValue>
String1	<Character>
String2	<Character> <Character>
StringN	[<Character> ...]
OSType	<Character> <Character> <Character> <Character>
32BitValue	<OSType> \| <LongInt> \| <HexLongInt>
16BitValue	<Integer> \| <HexInteger>
8BitValue	<Byte> \| <HexByte>
RealValue	<Decimal number: 0.0000 ≤ N ≤ 65,535.9999>
LongInt	<Decimal number: 0 ≤ N ≤ 4,294,967,295>
HexLongInt	<Hex number: 0x00000000 ≤ N ≤ 0xFFFFFFFF>
Integer	<Decimal number: 0 ≤ N ≤ 65,535>
HexInteger	<Hex number: 0x0000 ≤ N ≤ 0xFFFF>
Character	<Any printable character (for example A, b, *, ~, \)>
Byte	<Decimal number: 0 ≤ N ≤ 255>
HexByte	<Hex number: 0x00 ≤ N ≤ 0xFF>

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