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Sir Spaghetti Code
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Posted: 16th Aug 2004 06:37 Edited at: 16th Aug 2004 06:53
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I have been using DBpro for about a month now and I must say that I am a DBP Fanboy. If I could figure out how to get that banner on my sig, I would (i use the forums at work). But, I have an idea that I would love to see in an update:

At the beginning of your code, you could announce some variables. Maybe it could look like this:

Tap attack
Tap name$
Tap ObjAngle#

(Whereas "Tap" is the command, or something similar)

Then, when you type in that variable elsewhere in the program, it highlights another color, just like DB commands in DBP, just another color. That way, it would cut down on mis-spelled variables, which will always screw up a program, but usually will not give an error. This would be completely optional, though. You would not have to announce them, but they will not highlight.

Any body elsee think that this would be cool?

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Posted: 16th Aug 2004 06:46
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yes very nice idea


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Posted: 16th Aug 2004 07:44
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or until there is a proper Option Explicit, you could put your vars within a Type. When Type vars are mispelled the compiler will halt.

Type MyVars
FirstName as String
LastName as String
Age as Integer
EndType

global v as MyVars


v.FisrtName wont compile


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zircher
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Posted: 16th Aug 2004 08:52 Edited at: 16th Aug 2004 08:53
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Hmmm, it seems like you can do that with the keyword.ini files already. In the editorkeywords folder create an empty text file called keyword_test.ini. Type in...

test=my_docs.html#test=*no parameters

Save the file and and open up the DBP editor. Type in...

test = 5
print test
wait key

It works and test will appear in blue. If you have a my_docs.html in the help folder you can even call up 'help' on your variable names.

The only downside that I can for see is that this keyword file is only loaded once. So, to refresh it in the middle of an edit, you would have to save your work, exit the editor, and re-open it.

If you want to go to that trouble, the option is available. Especially if you are organized enough to use it. Me, I like using a big UDT for a similar effect.
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andrew11
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Posted: 16th Aug 2004 09:02
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That would add more code though. A better idea would be to highlight DIM-ed and GLOBAL variables. also, maybe constants and types in a different color.


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Sir Spaghetti Code
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Posted: 16th Aug 2004 12:02 Edited at: 16th Aug 2004 12:10
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Andrew is right! I'm sure these other ways work, but they are much more work then simply adding in the function that i suggested. MaybeI am just spoiled with DBp and the highlighted code lol

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Posted: 16th Aug 2004 12:08
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Sound like an editor issue, though it would be great, they are no longer supporting the default IDE. Maybe Twilight or Blue IDE could put this in for us?

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Posted: 16th Aug 2004 12:18 Edited at: 16th Aug 2004 12:19
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Yep it's an editor issue, and sine the official editor isn't supported anymore you probably wont see this anytime in the future. So your best bet is to convince the author of another IDE to put this in.

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Sir Spaghetti Code
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Posted: 16th Aug 2004 12:29
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Ther is no more support for DBpro?!?!?!?

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Posted: 16th Aug 2004 12:32
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The official editor for DBP, not DBP itself
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Sir Spaghetti Code
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Posted: 16th Aug 2004 12:58
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Ohhhh. Hmmm. Guess I am lost then. I've only been into DB for a month or so. I thought that the editor was DBP. I knew that there was a second editor for DBC. One that would work in Windows...

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Posted: 16th Aug 2004 16:31
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Both programs, DB and DBP are just exes that compile. Then there's an editor shipped with the packages to provide an easy way to code. There's alternative IDES for both DB and DBP.

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