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-==== Creating Code ====
+===== Creating Code =====
+The code can simply be typed into a text editor. Windows-supplied ''notepad.exe'' does the trick flawlessly, however, for major projects the use of some dedicated code editor, like [[https://notepad-plus-plus.org|Notepad++]] might be considered. The finished code is to be saved in UTF-8 format into a file **with the extension ''.mls''**.
+The structure of a simple Delphi/Turbopascal programme is as follows:
+<code delphi>
+const
+  // Constant declarations
+VAR
+  // Variable declarations
+{ Subprogramme definitions }
+procedure DoSomething;
+begin
+  // Executable statements
+end;
+(* Main programme *)
+begin
+  // Executable statements
+end.
+</code>
+**Note** the different use of semicolon '' ; '' and period '' . '' in subprogramme and main programme respectively.
+**Comments** may be typed into ''{''curly brackets''}'', a combination of ''(*''parentheses and asterisk''*)'' or behind a ''<nowiki>//</nowiki>'' double slash. While the former two can be expanded over multiple lines, the latter works for a single line or part of it only.
+It is highly recommended to structure the code by indenting the statements with two whitespaces at a time. Examples can be found in the [[https://community.mairlist.com/|Support Forum]], however, at the time being, in German language only. {{:wiki:zeichen_123_-_arbeitsstelle_stvo_2013.svg.png?nolink&20|}}