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# MDX Scripting Statements (MDX)
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  In Multidimensional Expressions (MDX), the following statements manage context, scope, and control of flow within MDX scripts.  
  
## In This Section  
  
|Topic|Description|  
|-----------|-----------------|  
|[CALCULATE Statement (MDX)](../mdx/mdx-scripting-calculate.md)|Calculates a subcube, optionally determining the solve order of dimensions included within the subcube.|  
|[CASE Statement (MDX)](../mdx/case-statement-mdx.md)|Lets you conditionally return specific values from multiple comparisons.|  
|[EXISTING Keyword (MDX)](../analysis-services/multidimensional-models/mdx/mdx-query-existing-keyword.md)|Forces a specified set to be evaluated within the current context.|  
|[FREEZE Statement (MDX)](../mdx/mdx-scripting-freeze.md)|Locks the cell values of a specified subcube to their current values.|  
|[IF Statement  (MDX)](../mdx/mdx-scripting-if.md)|Executes a statement if the condition is true.|  
|[SCOPE Statement (MDX)](../mdx/mdx-scripting-scope.md)|Limits the scope of specified MDX statements to a specified subcube.|  
  
## See Also  
 [MDX Statement Reference (MDX)](../mdx/mdx-statement-reference-mdx.md)   
 [MDX Data Definition Statements (MDX)](../mdx/mdx-data-definition-statements-mdx.md)   
 [MDX Data Manipulation Statements (MDX)](../mdx/mdx-data-manipulation-statements-mdx.md)   
 [MDX Scripting Fundamentals (Analysis Services)](../analysis-services/multidimensional-models/mdx/mdx-scripting-fundamentals-analysis-services.md)