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Script Designer

Introduction

By using Script Designer you can create a small program that will be executed in response to certain actions (pressing a button, changing field value, etc.).

This chapter describes the script editor only.

To find out what actions can be used in scripts and the basics of scripting functionality, see the Scripting Basics chapter.

Basic cases of using scripts:

• Creating Toolbar buttons and menus;
• Creating general buttons on the forms in Form Editor;
• Creating Text Buttons;
• Creating Timers;
• Setting non-standard behaviour of form elements, while performing some prescribed actions on them (for instance, a mouse click, field value change, etc.) Learn more...
• Setting actions performed at clicking the folder, for example, for web-page creation.

To get access to all database scripts, in the Designer menu select the Edit Database Scripts menu item. A new script is to be assigned to the location it should be used. For example, for a toolbar button, the script should be assigned to ToolBar Editor.

Interface

The Script Designer window:

The window includes the following elements:

• Tree-like list at the left part of the screen that shows:
  • The list of global and used in the edited script variables;
  • The list of database user functions;
  • If the script editor was opened from the Designer menu, this list allows opening any database script for editing (the Browse tab).
• Main menu;
• Buttons for adding/deleting script lines;
• Main window for script editing.

Main Menu

• Script Menu
  • Save Changes and Close - used to save the changes made to the script and close Script Designer.
  • Exit without saving - used to exit the designer without saving changes.
  • Close - used to close the script editor if it was opened from the Designer menu.
  
  
• Debug Menu has script debugging instruments. To learn more, see Script Debugging. This menu option is available only if the script editor is opened from the Designers menu.
  
• Edit Menu
  • Edit Line - used to edit the current line (for example, change the rule for If or parameters for action). You can also perform this command by double-clicking the script line.
  • Hide/Show Block of Code - used to hide/show the block of code located between the If and End If statements;
  • Cut - used to cut selected lines from the script;
  • Copy - used to copy selected lines;
  • Paste - used to paste copied lines into the script;
  • Delete - used to delete selected lines from the script.
  
  
• Add Line Menu - use this menu as an alternative to buttons for adding a new line to the script.
  
  
• User Functions Menu
  • Insert... - used to add a User Function to the script;
  • Create New... - used to create a new User Function;
  • Modify Existed... - used to modify an existing User Function.
    Learn more about User Functions...
  
  
• Help Menu - used to open the help file that you are currently reading. 

Hot Keys

When working with a script, it is recommended to use hot keys. Hot key combinations marked with * work only when the Script Designer window is selected. 

Description	Hot Key
Get help	F1
Save changes and quit	Ctrl+S
Exit without saving	Ctrl+F4
Switch to one action	Ctrl+F5
Hide/Show block of script	F2
Add action	Ctrl+A
Add variable	Ctrl+B
Add comment	Ctrl+T
Add if rule...	Ctrl+I
Add else...	Ctrl+E
Add else if rule...	Ctrl+Y
Add if confirm(...)	Ctrl+R
Edit current line	Enter*
Delete current line	Del*
Move current line upper	[*
Delete current line lower	]*

See Also:

Scripting Basics

Script Debugging

Using Variables

User Functions

Action Editor

List of actions

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