Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Application Server:
Developing WebSpeed Applications

SpeedScript and Progress 4GL

SpeedScript is an implementation of the Progress 4GL language that is primarily used to develop Web applications. The documentation available for the 4GL language is, for the most part, applicable to SpeedScript. See the following for more information regarding SpeedScript:

OpenEdge Development: Progress 4GL Reference — Describes the syntax of all SpeedScript language elements. Also identifies which language elements apply to 4GL, to SpeedScript, or to both 4GL and SpeedScript.
OpenEdge Development: Progress 4GL Handbook — Covers important programming concepts such as database locking and transaction rules, program block and resource scoping rules, and the use of persistent procedures.