3.2.1 Script Editor window and menus

Editor is used for creating and editing scripts.

This section describes the functions and menus of the Script Editor window which appears when you start Editor.

Organization of this subsection

(1) Script Editor window
(2) Menus in the Script Editor window
(3) Error window
(4) Watch window

(1) Script Editor window

Figure 3-2 shows the Script Editor window and the names of its components.

Figure 3‒2: Script Editor window

(a) Toolbars

The toolbars contain buttons representing the most frequently used commands on the pull-down menus. By simply clicking a button, you can execute the corresponding command. You can hide a toolbar by toggling the corresponding Toolbar command in the View menu.

The following command buttons are displayed on the toolbars of the Script Editor window.

Standard toolbar

Create: Creates a new script file.
Open: Opens a script file.
Save: Saves a script file.
Print: Prints a script file.
Exit: Quits Script Editor.
Help: Displays the JP1/Script online help.

Editing toolbar

Undo: Reverses the previous action.
Redo: Reinstates the previous action.
Cut: Cuts selected text to the clipboard.
Copy: Copies selected text to the clipboard.
Paste: Pastes text from the clipboard to a specified position.
Select All: Selects all the written text.
Set Comment: Sets a selected line as a comment.
Cancel Comment: Changes a selected comment into a normal line.
Easy Input: Enables easy input of a command or statement.
Menu Editor: Starts Menu Editor.

Monitoring toolbar

Syntax Check: Checks the syntax of a completed script.
Execution Up to the Breakpoint: Starts or restarts execution up to the next breakpoint.
Cancel Monitoring: Cancels monitoring.
Step Execution: Executes commands or statements one by one.
Consecutive Step Execution: Executes a sequence of commands or statements.
Pause Consecutive Step Execution: Suspends consecutive step execution.
Set/Cancel Breakpoint: Sets or cancels a breakpoint.
Cancel All Breakpoints: Cancels all breakpoints.
Set: Sets the monitoring environment.
Show/Hide Watch Window: Shows or hides the Watch window.
Add to Watch Window: Adds a selected variable to the Watch window.
Set Execution Environment: Sets the script file environment.

Search toolbar

Find: Sets the search criteria.
Find Previous: Searches for the string from the current position to the beginning of the script file.
Find Next: Searches from the current position to the end of the script file.

(b) Ruler

A scale showing the column numbers across the lines.

(c) Line numbers

An area showing the script line numbers.

(d) Breakpoint area

An area showing the breakpoint symbol ( [Figure] ) and the next-execution-step symbol ().

(e) Status bar

The status bar displays messages about the current processing being executed by Script Editor and status messages at completion of processing.

(f) Client area

The client area displays the script file contents.

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(2) Menus in the Script Editor window

The pull-down and pop-up menus in the Script Editor window are described next.

(a) Menus and commands

Table 3-6 lists the Script Editor commands (functions) provided in the pull-down menus.

Table 3‒6: Script Editor menus and commands
Menu	Command (function)	Description
File	Create	Creates a new script file.
	Open	Opens an existing script file.
	Save	Saves a script file, replacing its previous contents.
	Save As	Saves a script file under a new name.
	Print	Prints a file.
	Exit	Quits Script Editor.
	`file-name`	Displays the names of the most recently saved script files, to a maximum of nine file names.
Edit	Undo	Reverses the previous action.
	Redo	Reinstates the previous action.
	Cut	Cuts selected text to the clipboard.
	Copy	Copies selected text to the clipboard.
	Paste	Pastes text from the clipboard to a specified position.
	Select All	Selects all the written text.
	Set Comment	Sets a selected line as a comment.
	Cancel Comment	Changes a selected comment into a normal line.
	Easy Input	Enables easy input of a command or statement.
	Menu Editor	Starts Menu Editor.
	Options	Sets the Editor operating environment.
Monitoring	Syntax Check	Checks the syntax of a completed script.
	Execute Monitoring - Execution	In monitoring mode, starts or restarts script execution up to the next breakpoint.
	Execute Monitoring - Step Execution	In monitoring mode, executes commands or statements one by one.
	Execute Monitoring - Consecutive Step Execution	In monitoring mode, executes a sequence of commands or statements until the user chooses Pause Consecutive Step Execution.
	Execute Monitoring - Pause Consecutive Step Execution	Suspends consecutive step execution.
	Execution	Executes the script file to the end.
	Cancel Monitoring	Cancels monitoring execution.
	Set/Cancel Breakpoint	Sets or cancels a breakpoint.
	Cancel All Breakpoints	Cancels all breakpoints.
	Set	Sets the operating environment for monitoring mode.
	Add to Watch Window	Adds a selected variable to the Watch window.
	Set Execution Environment	Sets the script file environment.
	Jump to Execution Line	In monitoring mode, displays the line being executed.
View	Toolbar - Standard Toolbar	Shows or hides the standard toolbar.
	Toolbar - Edit Toolbar	Shows or hides the editing toolbar.
	Toolbar - Monitoring Toolbar	Shows or hides the monitoring toolbar.
	Toolbar - Search Toolbar	Shows or hides the search toolbar.
	Status Bar	Shows or hides the status bar.
	Align Toolbars	Arranges the toolbars in four rows.
	Ruler	Shows or hides the ruler.
	Vertical Scroll Bar	Shows or hides the vertical scroll bar.
	Horizontal Scroll Bar	Shows or hides the horizontal scroll bar.
	Display Line Numbers	Shows or hides line numbers.
	View Beginning of File	Displays the beginning of the script file.
	View End of File	Displays the end of the script file.
	View Watch Window	Shows or hides the Watch window.
Search	Find	Sets a search or replace string, and the search method.
	Replace	Replaces the search string with specified text.
	Find Previous	Searches for or replaces a string to the beginning of the file.
	Find Next	Searches for or replaces a string to the end of the file.
Help	Contents	Displays the contents of the JP1/Script online help.
	Search by Keyword	Lists the keywords of the JP1/Script online help.
	About JP1/Script	Displays version information for JP1/Script.

(b) Pop-up menu

To display the pop-up menu in the Script Editor window, right-click in the client area. Different pop-up menus are displayed in edit mode and monitoring mode. Table 3-7 lists the pop-up commands available in edit mode. Table 3-8 lists the pop-up commands in monitoring mode.

Table 3‒7: Commands in the Script Editor pop-up menu (edit mode)
Command (function)	Description
Create	Creates a new script file.
Open	Opens an existing script file.
Save	Saves a script file, replacing its previous contents.
Undo	Reverses the previous action.
Redo	Reinstates the previous action.
Cut	Cuts selected text to the clipboard.
Copy	Copies selected text to the clipboard.
Paste	Pastes text from the clipboard to a specified position.
Select All	Selects all the written text.
Set Comment	Sets a selected line as a comment.
Cancel Comment	Changes a selected comment into a normal line.
Easy Input	Enables easy input of a command or statement.
Menu Editor	Starts Menu Editor.

Table 3‒8: Commands in the Script Editor pop-up menu (monitoring mode)
Command (function)	Description
Copy	Copies selected text to the clipboard.
Set/Cancel Breakpoint	Set or cancels a breakpoint.
Add to Watch Window	Adds a selected variable to the Watch window.

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(3) Error window

The Error window displays errors occurring during monitoring execution.

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(a) Client area

Type: Shows the type of error. When you double-click in this field, the cursor moves to the corresponding error.
Line: Shows the line in which the error occurred.
Column: Shows the column in which the error occurred.
Command name: Shows the command in which the error occurred.
Contents: Describes the error.

(b) Error window operations

When you right-click in the Error window, the following pop-up menu appears:

Jump: Jumps to the selected line or column.

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(4) Watch window

Displays variable names and values when you are monitoring script execution.

For details about adding variables to the Watch window, see 3.2.12 Adding a variable to the Watch window.

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(a) Client area

Variable name

Shows the variable name.

Value

Shows the variable value. If the variable name is invalid, Error:Invalid Data appears. If one of the following conditions exists for an array variable, Error:Invalid Data also appears because the value cannot be referenced:

An index number is not specified.
The specified index number is outside the valid range.
The specified array variable does not have an appropriate dimension.

(b) Watch window operations

When you right-click in the Watch window, the following pop-up menu appears:

Update Value: Updates the value of the selected variable.
Delete Variable: Deletes the selected variable.

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