is there any way to auto-indent?

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JazzieB

Basically, increase the indent whenever you use the following commands and outdent again when you use their counterpart.

Function .. EndFunction
Repeat .. Until/Forever
While .. Wend
For .. Next
Type .. EndType
Method .. EndMethod

Select is a bit funny, but it should look something like this...

Select <variable>
    Case <value1)
        ' do stuff
    Case <value2>
        ' do something else
    Default
        ' otherwise do this instead
EndSelect

If..Then..ElseIf..EndIf is another funny one...

If <expression> Then
    ' do this
ElseIf <expression2> Then
    ' do that
Else
    ' do something else
EndIf

Don't forget that these can all be nested...

Function CheckCollisions()
    For b:bullet=EachIn bulletList
        For a:alien=EachIn alienList
            If <bullet hits alien> Then
                 score:+100
                 alienList.Remove(a)
                 a=Null
                 bulletList.Remove(b)
                 b=Null
                 Exit
            EndIf
        Next
    Next
    FlushMem
EndFunction

Notice that all the For's and If's line up with their respective Next's and EndIf's.

Hope that helps