What's the meaning of "to"

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#1

I’m a new applescript user. Reading the Applescript Language Guide (http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/AppleScript/Conceptual/AppleScriptLangGuide/conceptual/ASLR_script_objects.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40000983-CH207-SW2) I don’t understand exactly how to use “to” in statements like “to sayHello …”. I searched everywhere and found no formal definition. Is it like a user-defined command?

Thanks
Ignacio

script John
property HowManyTimes : 0

to sayHello to someone
set HowManyTimes to HowManyTimes + 1
return "Hello " & someone
end sayHello

end script

tell John to sayHello to “Herb” --result: “Hello Herb”

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#2

Hi,

in this case to is a synonym for on, the keyword of a handler definition

#3

Thanks Stefan