System information

Manual:Scripting

Keywords

The following words are keywords and cannot be used as variable and function names:

and or not in

Delimiters

The following tokens serve as delimiters in the grammar:

() [] {} : ; $ /

Data types

RouterOS scripting language has following data types:

Type Description

number - 64bit signed integer, possible hexadecimal input;

boolean - values can bee true or false;

string - character sequence;

IP - IP address;

internal ID - hexadecimal value prefixed by '*' sign. Each menu item has assigned unique number - internal ID;

time - date and time value;

array - sequence of values organized in an array;

nil - default variable type if no value is assigned;

Constant Escape Sequences

Following escape sequences can be used to define certain special character within string:

\" Insert double quote

\\ Insert backslash

\n Insert newline

\r Insert carriage return

\t Insert horizontal tab

\$ Output $ character. Otherwise $ is used to link variable.

\? Output ? character. Otherwise ? is used to print "help" in console.

\_ - space

\a - BEL (0x07)

\b - backspace (0x08)

\f - form feed (0xFF)

\v Insert vertical tab

\xx Print character from hex value. Hex number should use capital letters.

:put "\48\45\4C\4C\4F\r\nThis\r\nis\r\na\r\ntest";

which will show on display

HELLO