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<H2>Compiling and Executing a <B>Tao</B> Script</H2>
A <B>Tao</B> script is executed using the <CODE>tao</CODE> command, which takes
as its only argument the name of the script with a <CODE>.tao</CODE>
suffix. Although from the user's point of view the language seems
to be interpreted, since this one command interprets <EM>and</EM> executes
the script, in reality a <B>Tao</B> script is compiled into an executable
file, which is then invoked automatically.
<P>The executable produced is stored in a file with the same name as the
original script but with a <CODE>.exe</CODE> suffix. Once a script has been
compiled with the <CODE>tao</CODE> command, it can be executed several times
without having to recompiled, provided the script isn't altered in the
meantime. A <CODE>.exe</CODE> executable has a number of command line options
which are described below:
<P><DL><DT><B><CODE>-g</CODE></B><DD> Enables the
<EM>instrument visualisation window</EM>
. if this option is
omitted the synthesis will proceed without any graphics at all. This is
useful for background batch processing of <B>Tao</B> scripts.
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