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Checked, this option automatically increase the build number each time you compile the script.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1766268919="

Link a Windows XP manifest into the executable file. This file is necessary to tell Windows XP to use the latest version of the common controls DLL which is XP theme-aware. <\/p>\n\r

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Tells the compiler to include version information at compilation.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1695054828X="

Saves a script if it has been changed every two minutes.<\/p>\n\r" popid_125124776="

DialogScript does not allow compound conditions. However, you can have a group of statements executed if one or more of several conditions are true by concatenating the conditions, since DialogScript considers a non-null result to be true. For example:<\/p>\n\r

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if @ext<\/span>(%F<\/span>,COM<\/span>)@ext<\/span>(%F<\/span>,EXE<\/span>)@ext<\/span>(%F<\/span>,BAT<\/span>),run<\/span> %F<\/span><\/p>\n\r

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To convert from using INI files to registry keys you can usually just replace the INIFILE<\/span> command with REGISTRY<\/span>, and insert the parameter DEFAULT at the front of the parameter list.<\/p>\n\r

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Continues execution of the script from the current point.<\/p>\n\r" popid_637804770="

Controls are objects such as buttons, text and list boxes which may appear in a window.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1085388762="

If a DDE<\/span> EXECUTE<\/span> command isn\'t working, replace DDE<\/span> EXECUTE<\/span> by INFO. This will display the DDE command that is being sent in a message box, so you can check that the syntax is correct and it isn\'t being truncated.<\/p>\n\r" popid_70080563="

Traces through the script. As each line is executed it is highlighted in the editor window. If the debug window is showing then its contents are updated after every line so you can watch the variables changing dynamically.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1772130882X="

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The Edit menu contains options for cutting text, copying it to and pasting it from the clipboard, and for search and replace.<\/p>\n\r

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Copies the text selected in the code window to the clipboard.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1661791548X="

Cuts the text selected in the code window to the clipboard.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1557623563="

Search for text in the script.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1708101619X="

Pastes text from the clipboard into the code window at the current cursor position.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1076148855X="

Events occur as a result of interaction with the script program, such as when a button is pressed or when the dialog window is closed. Timer events can also occur at intervals. You can halt a script and wait for an event to occur using the WAIT EVENT<\/a> command, and determine the type of event using the @EVENT<\/a> function.<\/p>\n\r" popid_572982144X="

Note:<\/p>\n\r

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1. When copying code from the online help into the script editor make sure that any blank lines are removed and any word-wrapped lines are restored to a single line or you may get errors when running the script.<\/p>\n\r

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2. Some of the example scripts use Windows 95 features which are not available if you are using a 16-bit version of Visual DialogScript.<\/p>\n\r

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The field separator is the character used to separate items of data on a line of text, such as a database record. DialogScript uses the vertical bar \"|\" by default, but this can be changed using the OPTION<\/span> command. Data fields can be split up and stored in separate variables or dialog contrls using the PARSE<\/span> command.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1284617620="

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The File menu contains options for creating new projects, opening and saving projects, printing source, compile project and for exiting Visual DialogScript.<\/p>\n\r

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The View menu contains options for show or hide several options of the IDE.<\/p>\n\r<\/td>\n\r<\/tr>\n\r<\/table>\n\r<\/div>\n\r" popid_1884378007="

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This menu lets you set several IDE options. Editor and Project Defaults are very useful options. You\'ll find more detailled information about them into this help file.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<\/td>\n\r<\/tr>\n\r<\/table>\n\r<\/div>\n\r" popid_1108729872="

Creates a new blank script.<\/p>\n\r" popid_430843342="

Opens an existing script.<\/p>\n\r" popid_407185359X="

Reset the running script<\/p>\n\r

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Check for the syntax validity<\/p>\n\r" popid_978555154="

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Jump to the selected label into the current script<\/p>\n\r

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Go to the line number...<\/p>\n\r" popid_733609465="

Run the compiled script<\/p>\n\r" popid_431134357="

Saves the script.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1147555027="

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The Help menu allows you to access Visual DialogScript\'s online help.<\/p>\n\r

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Displays the contents page of the online help.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1926743188X="

Allows you to perform a keyword search of the online help.<\/p>\n\r" popid_527409157X="

A dialog control (list box, combo box) that can be treated as a string list.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1649772552X="

Creates an executable file.<\/p>\n\r" popid_209978373X="

If this option is checked the variables in the script window will show their values as a tooltip when roll over with the mouse.<\/p>\n\r" popid_66186715X="

This option sets the font to be used in the debug window.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1557634673="

This option sets the font to be used in the script editor.<\/p>\n\r" popid_257320709X="

If this option is selected, when you press the Enter key in the editor, the new line is indented to the same level as the one above it.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1160607228X="

If this option is checked, the development environment will minimize all its open windows when the script you are testing runs.<\/p>\n\r" popid_305300459="

Check this option to have all the items in string lists displayed in the debug window. If the lists are large this option should be turned off otherwise it will slow down the debugger.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1014175666X="

This option sets the tab interval to be used by the editor. An interval of 1 disables the tab key.<\/p>\n\r

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Note that tabs are implemented by inserting spaces. Tab characters must not appear in a script source file.<\/p>\n\r

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If this option is checked the debug window will be kept on top of other active windows.<\/p>\n\r" popid_125812345="

Traces through the script. As each line is executed it is highlighted in the editor window. If the debug window is showing then its contents are updated after every line so you can watch the variables changing dynamically.<\/p>\n\r" popid_112152421="

Prints the script on the default printer.<\/p>\n\r" popid_515561896X="

Moves a line or block of text away from the margin by as many spaces as defined in the editor options<\/a>.<\/p>\n\r" popid_828814439="

This option automatically saves the opened script before run.<\/p>\n\r" popid_825426400X="

Disable \/ enable the ability to detach toolbars from the main IDE window<\/span><\/p>\n\r" popid_1500022959X="

Disable \/ enable the Microsoft Office XP-style menus<\/span><\/p>\n\r" popid_64487="

Runs the script.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1187431741="

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The Run menu is used to test run the script. Other options enable you to set command line parameters for the script being tested, and debug the script.<\/p>\n\r<\/td>\n\r<\/tr>\n\r<\/table>\n\r<\/div>\n\r" popid_1511684109="

Shell operations are defined for each file type in the Windows Registry. They are the operations like Open and Print which you see listed at the top of the context menu when you right-click on a file.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1653090560="

Executes the next line of the script.<\/p>\n\r" popid_2850674="

Stops execution of a running script. If the script is running in the debugger, you can continue or single step execution from the point at which it stops, and view the values of the variables in the debug window.<\/p>\n\r" popid_976717542="

Styles are names which are associated with a set of attributes (such as color, font) that determine how a dialog or a control should appear. They are set using the STYLE dialog element. In addition, there are some predefined styles such as CLICK that apply only to dialogs or specific controls.<\/p>\n\r" popid_452886718X="

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From the Tools menu you can access utilities which may help with the development of your script program.<\/p>\n\r

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Tools are placed in the Tools folder, subsidiary to the VDS main folder. The IDE looks in there at start-up, and builds the Tools menu from the names of the EXE files contained therein. So to install a tool you just place it, or a shortcut to it, in the Tools folder. A parameter is passed to the tool, of the path of the script being edited.<\/p>\n\r

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Shows or hides the debug window.<\/p>\n\r" popid_150402908X="

A window can be identified by one of three things:<\/p>\n\r

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its title (the text that appears in its title bar)<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>

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its class name<\/a> (an internal name that can be discovered using the Window Spy<\/a>)<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>

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its window identifier<\/a> (a value obtained by using the @WINACTIVE<\/a>, @WINEXISTS<\/a> or @WINATPOINT<\/a> functions)<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>

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The window class name is the name given to the window by the application\'s programmer. This name, unlike the window title, does not change. You can find out the window class name using the Window Spy<\/a>, which can be selected from the Tools menu.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1158267649="

This is a numeric value by which Windows identifies a specific instance of a window. Microsoft calls it the window handle.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1378027723X="

Moves a line or block of text closer to the margin by as many spaces as defined in the editor options<\/a>.<\/p>\n\r" popid_2998120="

Undoes the last change made to the script.<\/p>\n\r" popid_2742958="

Undoes the changes made by undo.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1757028058X="

Allows you to select a folder to be used as the default folder for script projects.<\/p>\n\r" popid_241944712X="

Select here the default print settings.<\/p>\n\r" popid_241944711X="

Set here default settings for the I.D.E.<\/p>\n\r" popid_718822938="

Click here to select the item default background color for the current script.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1539796693="

Click here to select the item default text attributes for the current script.<\/p>\n\r" popid_830039720X="

Click here to select the language item or the script window object to be customized.<\/p>\n\r" popid_411966937="

Click here to set the current values to the default values for each new script.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1665685385X="

Select here the item default font for the current script.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1258933740X="

Select here the item default font size for the current script.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1502435234="

You can see here a sample of highlighted code with your selected presets.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1313833301X="

Click here to select the item default foreground color for the current script.<\/p>\n\r" popid_783910056X="

Show you the current language. This can\'t be customized.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1474769580="

Hot keys combination for the selected action.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1169424057="

Use these fields to enter new hot keys.<\/p>\n\r" popid_99336065="

Available actions to perform with hot keys.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1690195261X="

Add or remove a hot keys combination.<\/p>\n\r" popid_241944705X="

Click here to select the item default background color for the current script.<\/p>\n\r" popid_2345092="

You can choose a different name or location for the executable file, by pressing this Browse button. By default the EXE has the same name as the script, and will be created in the same directory.<\/p>\n\r" popid_2345093="

You can change the icon from the default Visual DialogScript icon by pressing the second Browse button and choosing an icon file. Note that the main icon supports 16, 256 and 24 bit colored icons. You can also change the default icon with your own, renaming it default.ico and overwritting the one located into the VisualDialogScript directory.<\/p>\n\r

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Create the executable file.<\/p>\n\r" popid_2345095="

Test the created executable.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1371202336X="

List of currently setted replacements.<\/p>\n\r" popid_231674917X="

Type here the usual errors to be replaced.<\/p>\n\r" popid_231669325X="

Type here the corrected text to insert when you type the abreviations or when you make some \"recursive\" errors.<\/p>\n\r" popid_231643429X="

Add here all characters which indicate the IDE to check last word typed.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1224193893X="

List of currently setted code templates.<\/p>\n\r" popid_914482315="

Sample code associated with the selected item from the field above and to be inserted. It\'s also the field to use to write a new sample.<\/p>\n\r" popid_228237562X="

Define here the hot key to activate the list popup which allows you to select a sample into the IDE.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1224049944X="

Type here the name for a new sample.<\/p>\n\r" popid_228250511X="

Type here a short description for the new sample.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1463873630X="

Open a dialog model to edit.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1143359985="

Save a dialog model for future use.<\/p>\n\r" popid_933789415X="

Make a copy of the selected dialog element below it.<\/p>\n\r" popid_878780120X="

Make a copy of the selected dialog element to the right of it.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1970145043X="

Edit the dialog\'s description threw a easily to use window interface.<\/p>\n\r" popid_951853909X="

Refresh the dialog to see immediate changes<\/p>\n\r" popid_2902622="

Test the dialog to see immediately how the application will run<\/p>\n\r" popid_2939458="

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Top position of the dialog element<\/p>\n\r" popid_2266007="

Left position of the dialog element<\/p>\n\r" popid_135359466="

Width of the dialog element<\/p>\n\r" popid_692938573X="

Height of the dialog element<\/p>\n\r" popid_125132300="

Title of the dialog<\/p>\n\r" popid_1422432016X="

The name of the currently selected style<\/p>\n\r" popid_1892622="

Places a uniform spaced grid on the dialog for easy alignment of dialog elements. User can choose size and if the grid is visible.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1729315672X="

Accept changes to the dialog<\/p>\n\r" popid_1441265990X="

Do not accept changes to the dialog<\/p>\n\r" popid_1948233="

Receive help on the dialog designer<\/p>\n\r" popid_219248001="

X and Y coordinate of the mouse respective to the dialog being designed<\/p>\n\r" popid_1581849669="

Styles are names which are associated with a set of attributes (such as color, font) that determine how a dialog or a control should appear. They are set using the STYLE dialog element. In addition, there are some predefined styles such as CLICK that apply only to dialogs or specific controls. To get a list of available styles for each dialog element click on the text STYLES on the Property editor window to get a popup window with all available styles.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1807799="

The font of the currently selected style<\/p>\n\r" popid_49920852="

The font size of the currently selected style<\/p>\n\r" popid_799741357X="

The typeface attributes for the currently selected style<\/p>\n\r" popid_1252809470="

The justification position of the currently selected style<\/p>\n\r" popid_2047097260="

Background color of the currently selected style<\/p>\n\r" popid_597130785X="

Foreground color of the currently selected style<\/p>\n\r" popid_1678223402X="

Launch this help file.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1678426917X="

Exit the application.<\/p>\n\r" popid_685345401X="

This is the area in which you create and modify your icon. It is displayed at 4 x magnification to make your work easier.<\/p>\n\r

You edit the icon by choosing a drawing tool and then drawing with it using the mouse. If you hold down the left mouse button, the foreground color is used. If you hold down the right mouse button, the background color is used.<\/p>\n\r" popid_915742815X="

These scroll bars are only displayed when importing a bitmap file using File \/ Open or Edit \/ Paste. You can use them to position the bitmap image within the 32 x 32 icon area. As soon as you use another drawing tool, the scroll bars disappear.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1406478110="

The status bar shows the current cursor position in X and Y co-ordinates.<\/p>\n\r" popid_545937231X="

This window displays the icon in its real size, so you can see how it will look.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1961690888X="

This control indicates the color currently selected as the transparent color. When the icon is created, all the pixels that are this color will be made transparent, so that when the icon is displayed in Windows, the background color shows through.<\/p>\n\r

To change the transparent color (in case you want to use this color in your icon) click on the control with the left or right mouse button to select the current foreground or background color to represent transparent.<\/p>\n\r" popid_410376736X="

You use the color box to select the colors to be used by the drawing tool. Clicking on a color with the left mouse button selects it as the foreground color. Clicking on a color with the right mouse button selects it as the background color.<\/p>\n\r" popid_915171027="

This button selects the Pen drawing tool. Use this to draw pixels and freehand lines.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1804481603X="

This button selects the Fill drawing tool. Use this to flood fill an area with a color.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1770239376="

This button selects the Line drawing tool. Use this to draw straight lines.<\/p>\n\r" popid_419264028="

This button selects the Rectangle drawing tool. Use this to draw an open rectangle.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1400175403X="

This button selects the Filled Rectangle drawing tool. Use this to draw filled rectangles.<\/p>\n\r" popid_678149253X="

This button selects the Ellipse drawing tool. Use this to draw open ellipses and circles.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1819174362X="

This button selects the Filled Ellipse drawing tool. Use this to draw filled ellipses and circles.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1608048316X="

The Help menu item lets you call up the online help.<\/p>\n\r" popid_621869704="

Use this button to create a new icon.<\/p>\n\r" popid_258497498="

Use this button to open an icon, DLL, executable or bitmap file. Icon Designer 3.0 can extract icons from executables and DLLs.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1921390623="

Use this button to save the icon.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1603025183="

Use this button to copy the current icon to clipboard.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1213833297="

Use this button to paste the content of the clipboard into the drawing area.<\/p>\n\r" popid_765386052X="

Use this button to undo the last editing action.<\/p>\n\r" popid_422285294="

Use this button to redo the last editing action.<\/p>\n\r" popid_306382329X="

The File menu allows you to open icon or bitmap files, save icons, or create a new icon.<\/p>\n\r" popid_821126021="

The Edit menu lets you paste a bitmap from the Clipboard into the editor window, or copy the icon to the Clipboard. You can also undo the last action.<\/p>\n\r

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The Tools menu lets you select the drawing tools, as an alternative to using the tool bar buttons.<\/p>\n\r" popid_1847822138="

When an icon is displayed in Windows, the window background shows through those pixels that have been defined as transparent. Usually these are the border or background of the icon. The icon editor lets you choose which color to use to represent the transparent areas of the icon.<\/p>\n\r"