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-----Original Message----- From: Jared Wright [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 9:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Maybe a small problem in Immed App Great idea! On 2/27/2011 5:12 PM, Doug Geoffray wrote: > Humm, actually this would be extremely simple. We could do the > separate edit box as you described but what if you selected whatever > text you wanted executed from the normal Immed edit box and hit some > hotkey? This would then send each line of the selection through as > one big chunk? The only issue is if one of the lines had an error I'm > not sure the ExecuteGlobal VBScript method will return the line with > the error...but the code would certainly execute. > > Doug > > On 2/27/2011 12:05 PM, Chip Orange wrote: >> And this is why Kevin is asking his question, because this tip from >> Aaron kind of implied that this would allow you to execute a block of >> code entered this way. >> >> So, I agree with Bruce, would be a great enhancement to immediate >> mode if there was an a way to execute a block as we're describing, or >> even a separate editbox which let you enter a block of code and click >> it's own execute button so it would execute everything in the >> editbox. >> >> Chip >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bT [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 3:36 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Maybe a small problem in Immed App >> >> >> Yes Tom, >> >> But, a minor enhancement like I mentioned would be great and >> easier for test coding. After all, the 10 key pad enter breaks the >> lines. Then why not have either the enter key on the last line from >> the keyboard or just a ctrl T key to test run what you wrote. >> Having a clear scratch pad to write and test is much nicer and >> easier to debug then one long line of code. >> >> Maybe someone will add that some day soon. >> >> Bruce >> >> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 1:15 PM >> Subject: Re: Maybe a small problem in Immed App >> >> >> Think of the immediate mode window as a little scratch pad for >> testing code. >> >> It's not a development environment. You can only execute one line of >> code at a time. But you can use the colon (:) character as a virtual >> line separator. >> >> Just remember how it works and it's a very productive tool. I've >> written huge chunks of code in it, copied and pasted it into my >> actual IDE, then just spent a few minutes making it look pretty. >> >> Hth, >> Tom >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "bT"<[email protected]> >> To:<[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 12:56 PM >> Subject: Re: Maybe a small problem in Immed App >> >> >> >> Hi! >> >> I just did a test on that script and everything has to be on the >> same line. >> I did the standard enter and it performs the command of that line, so >> a do while will have a loop error message I also did the enter key >> for each line from the 10 key pad and if standard keyboard enter is >> pressed after the loop it says loop without do >> >> So, no matter what, the only way the do while would work is if it was >> all on >> >> the same line. >> This may be OK, but it makes for sloppy coding! >> What if your function was long, sure makes a very long line doesn't it? >> >> I would at least expect the last line of code would activate if >> the keyboard enter was pressed instead of the 10 key pad enter. >> >> Unless you have another way of doing a run? >> Is there a command to run the code you entered? >> >> Sincerely >> Bruce >> >> >> >> From: "Doug Geoffray"<[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 10:09 AM >> Subject: Re: Maybe a small problem in Immed App >> >> >> Well, it executes all the code that was under the cursor when enter >> was pressed...not all the code in the Immed edit box. I'm sure >> that's what you meant to say but just wanted to make it clear. >> >> Doug >> >> On 2/26/2011 9:19 AM, Jared Wright wrote: >>> Pressing the standard enter key still runs everything that's in the >>> code window. >>> On 2/25/2011 4:58 PM, Kevin Huber wrote: >>>> Hi: >>>> If, as suggest in this thread, that the numpad enter key could be >>>> used to test a large block of code, how do you then execute a >>>> multiline block of code that you have just typed using the numpad >>>> enter key to insert line breaks at the end of each line? >>>> Kevin Huber >>>> 2/21/11, Stephen Clower<[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Donovan, >>>>> >>>>> Was your numlock off? >>>>> >>>>> Steve >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 2/21/2011 2:58 AM, Donovan Osborn wrote: >>>>>> Hi, This is such a small problem I found, that I feel a bit >>>>>> foolish for writing about it. >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't know if this is just happening on my system or if this is >>>>>> a bug with the App. So I thoug I would post it and let other >>>>>> people try it to see. >>>>>> If you type >>>>>> Print 1+2 >>>>>> and hit enter you get three. >>>>>> However if you type that same command and hit enter on the >>>>>> numpad, you get nothing. >>>>>> At least, I don't. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Donovan Osborn >>>>>> Senior supervisor of sitting around my house, reading audiobooks. >>>>> -- >>>>> Stephen Clower >>>>> Product support specialist >>>>> GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN >>>>> 46825 >>>>> 260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com >>>>>
