Scripts allow you to create your own solutions either for complex or for recurring (or for recurring complex) calculation tasks.
Hypatia's scripts stay close to what you already know about using Hypatia, but also offer some elements of a programming language.
Loops, which will be discussed in the next chapter, further expand the capabilities of Hypatia's scripts.
Introduction to Scripts: The Basics, Scripts and the Result File hy, Creating a Script, Running a Script, The Echo Mode, The PROMPT Command, A First Example.
IF ... THEN Conditions: IF ... THEN, ALSO:, ELSE:, The SKIP Command, The NOTHING Command.
Comments: Comment Lines, Comments in Scripts, In-Command Comments.
Script Example: Body Mass Index
Script Example: Centimeters to Feet and Inches