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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:    Hamster Scripting Language
+" Maintainer:  David Fishburn <fishburn@ianywhere.com>
+" Last Change: Sun Oct 24 2004 7:11:50 PM
+" Version:     2.0.6.0
+
+" Description: Hamster Classic
+" Hamster is a local server for news and mail. It's a windows-32-bit-program.
+" It allows the use of multiple news- and mailserver and combines them to one
+" mail- and newsserver for the news/mail-client. It load faster than a normal
+" newsreader because many threads can run simultaneous. It contains scorefile
+" for news and mail, a build-in script language, the GUI allows translation to
+" other languages, it can be used in a network and that's not all features...
+"
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+    syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+    finish
+endif
+
+syn case ignore
+
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial abs
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial artaddheader
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial artalloc
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial artdelheader
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial artfree
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial artgetbody
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial artgetheader
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial artgetheaders
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial artgettext
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial artheaderexists
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial artload
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial artsave
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial artsetbody
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial artsetheader
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial artsetheaders
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial artsettext
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial assert
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial atadd
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial atclear
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial atcount
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial ateverymins
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial atexecute
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial atfrom
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial atondays
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial atsubfunction
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial atuntil
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial beep
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial break
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial chr
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial clearxcounter
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial clipread
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial clipwrite
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial const
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial constenum
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial continue
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial copy
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial debug
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial dec
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial decodebase64
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial decodeqp
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial decodetime
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial decxcounter
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial delete
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial deletehostsentry
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial digest
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial dirchange
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial dircurrent
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial direxists
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial dirmake
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial dirremove
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial dirsystem
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial dirwindows
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial diskfreekb
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial dllcall
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial dllfree
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial dlllasterror
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial dllload
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial dump
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial encodetime
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial entercontext
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial errcatch
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial errline
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial errlineno
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial errmodule
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial errmsg
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial errnum
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial error
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial errsender
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial eval
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial eventclose
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial eventcreate
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial eventmultiplewait
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial eventpulse
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial eventreset
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial eventset
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial eventwait
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial execute
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial false
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial filecopy
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial filedelete
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial fileexists
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial filemove
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial filerename
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial filesize
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial filetime
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial getenv
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial getprocessidentifier
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial getuptimedays
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial getuptimehours
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial getuptimemins
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial getuptimesecs
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial gosub
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial goto
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial hex
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial icase
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial iif
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial inc
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial incxcounter
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial inidelete
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial inierasesection
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial iniread
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial iniwrite
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial inputbox
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial inputpw
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial int
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial isint
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial isstr
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial leavecontext
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial len
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listadd
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listalloc
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listappend
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listbox
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listclear
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listcount
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listdelete
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listdirs
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listexists
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listfiles
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listfiles
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listfree
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listget
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listgetkey
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listgettag
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listgettext
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listindexof
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listinsert
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listload
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listrasentries
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listsave
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listset
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listsetkey
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listsettag
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listsettext
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial listsort
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial localhostaddr
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial localhostname
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial lookuphostaddr
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial lookuphostname
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial lowercase
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial memalloc
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial memforget
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial memfree
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial memgetint
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial memgetstr
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial memsetint
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial memsetstr
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial memsize
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial memvarptr
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial msgbox
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial ord
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial paramcount
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial paramstr
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial popupbox
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial pos
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial print
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial quit
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial random
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial randomize
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial rasdial
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial rasgetconnection
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial rasgetip
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial rashangup
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial rasisconnected
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial re_extract
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial re_match
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial re_parse
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial re_split
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial replace
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial return
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial runscript
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial scriptpriority
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial set
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial sethostsentry_byaddr
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial sethostsentry_byname
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial setxcounter
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial sgn
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial shell
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial sleep
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial stopthread
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial str
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial syserrormessage
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial testmailfilterline
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial testnewsfilterline
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial ticks
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial time
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial timegmt
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial trace
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial trim
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial true
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial uppercase
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial utf7toucs16
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial utf8toucs32
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial var
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial varset
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial warning
+syn keyword hamsterSpecial xcounter
+
+" common functions
+syn keyword hamsterFunction addlog
+syn keyword hamsterFunction decodemimeheaderstring
+syn keyword hamsterFunction decodetolocalcharset
+syn keyword hamsterFunction gettasksactive
+syn keyword hamsterFunction gettasksrun
+syn keyword hamsterFunction gettaskswait
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamaddgroup
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamaddlog
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamaddpull
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamartcount
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamartdeletemid
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamartdeletemidingroup
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamartdeletenringroup
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamartimport
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamartlocatemid
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamartlocatemidingroup
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamartnomax
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamartnomin
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamarttext
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamarttextexport
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamchangepassword
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamcheckpurge
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamdelgroup
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamdelpull
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamdialogaddpull
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamdialogeditdirs
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamdialogmailkillfilelog
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamdialognewskillfilelog
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamdialogscripts
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamenvelopefrom
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamexepath
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamfetchmail
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamflush
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamgetstatus
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamgroupclose
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamgroupcount
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamgroupindex
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamgroupname
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamgroupnamebyhandle
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamgroupopen
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamgroupspath
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamhscpath
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamhsmpath
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamimapserver
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamisidle
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamlogspath
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hammailexchange
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hammailpath
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hammailsoutpath
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hammainfqdn
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hammainwindow
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hammessage
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hammidfqdn
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewmail
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewserrpath
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobsadd
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobscheckactive
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobsclear
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobsdelete
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobsfeed
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobsgetcounter
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobsgetparam
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobsgetpriority
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobsgetserver
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobsgettype
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobspost
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobspostdef
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobspull
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobspulldef
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobssetpriority
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsjobsstart
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewsoutpath
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewspost
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnewspull
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamnntpserver
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hampassreload
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hampath
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hampop3server
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hampostmaster
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hampurge
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamrasdial
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamrashangup
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamrcpath
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamrebuildgloballists
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamrebuildhistory
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamrecoserver
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamreloadconfig
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamreloadipaccess
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamresetcounters
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamrotatelog
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamscorelist
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamscoretest
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamsendmail
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamsendmailauth
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamserverpath
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamsetlogin
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamshutdown
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamsmtpserver
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamstopalltasks
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamthreadcount
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamtrayicon
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamusenetacc
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamversion
+syn keyword hamsterFunction hamwaitidle
+syn keyword hamsterFunction raslasterror
+syn keyword hamsterFunction rfctimezone
+syn keyword hamsterFunction settasklimiter
+
+syn keyword hamsterStatement if
+syn keyword hamsterStatement else
+syn keyword hamsterStatement elseif
+syn keyword hamsterStatement endif
+syn keyword hamsterStatement do
+syn keyword hamsterStatement loop
+syn keyword hamsterStatement while
+syn keyword hamsterStatement endwhile
+syn keyword hamsterStatement repeat
+syn keyword hamsterStatement until
+syn keyword hamsterStatement for
+syn keyword hamsterStatement endfor
+syn keyword hamsterStatement sub
+syn keyword hamsterStatement endsub
+syn keyword hamsterStatement label
+
+
+" Strings and characters:
+syn region hamsterString	start=+"+    end=+"+ contains=@Spell
+syn region hamsterString	start=+'+    end=+'+ contains=@Spell
+
+" Numbers:
+syn match hamsterNumber		"-\=\<\d*\.\=[0-9_]\>"
+
+" Comments:
+syn region hamsterHashComment	start=/#/ end=/$/ contains=@Spell
+syn cluster hamsterComment	contains=hamsterHashComment
+syn sync ccomment hamsterHashComment
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_hamster_syn_inits")
+    if version < 508
+        let did_hamster_syn_inits = 1
+        command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+    else
+        command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+    endif
+
+    HiLink hamsterHashComment	Comment
+    HiLink hamsterSpecial	Special
+    HiLink hamsterStatement	Statement
+    HiLink hamsterString	String
+    HiLink hamsterFunction	Function
+
+    delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "hamster"
+
+" vim:sw=4