Editor++ Menus

This topic describes the individual Editor++ menus and their options. The individual menus are the File Menu, Edit Menu, View Menu, Search Menu, Macros Menu, Utilities Menu, Options Menu, SCM Menu, Window Menu, and the Help Menu.

Item	Description
New	This menu option allows for the creation of new Stored Procedures, Records, Inserts and Operating System files. Note: It is important that the submenus are used properly. Creating a new Stored Procedure or Insert will create SYSREPOS entries for the items, while creating a new Record or OS File will not.
Open	This option allows for the opening of existing Stored Procedures, Records, Inserts and Operating System files. Selecting from the submenu will display the appropriate open dialog box.
Close	Closes the active item.
Close All	Closes all open items with the Editor++.
Delete	Deletes the open record. Note: The Delete capability will only function for those records opened using the Record menu item on the File, Open menu. A message is displayed advising that the operation is not valid when attempting to delete an item opened using the Stored Procedure/Insert/OS File open options.
Save	Saves the active item.
Save As	Saves the active item. Displays the Save As dialog box.
Save As OS File	Displays the Operating System Save As… dialog box. The open item may then be saved as a operating system file.
Save and Compile	Saves and compiles the active stored procedure.
Print	Prints the active item. This option uses the default printer.
Exit	Closes the Editor++.

Item	Description
Undo	Undoes the current edit and reverts to the previous data.
Redo	Repeats the previous action.
Cut	Removes highlighted item from the edit field and places into the clipboard.
Copy	Copies the highlighted item to the clipboard.
Paste	Places the clipboard data at the insertion point.
Delete	Deletes the selected data.
Select All	Highlights the entire record, insert or stored procedure.
Shift Left	Decreases the indent for the selected line.
Shift Right	Increases the indent for the selected line.
Convert Case	Changes the capitalization of the selected data.
Comment/Uncomment Code	Comments / uncomments highlighted text blocks.
Toggle Status Tab	Navigates to the next tab within the Status area of the Editor++.
Toggle Bookmark	This option will toggle between turning a Bookmark on or off. The accelerator key for easy access to this feature is CTRL + B.
Clear Bookmarks	This option will clear all bookmarks within the open item.

Item	Description
Toolbar	Toggle the Editor Tool Bar on and off.
Line Numbers	This option will toggle the line numbers on and off. The line numbers are displayed in a panel on the left of the source code.
Status Section	When toggled on, displays the Status Area and Tabs.
Tabbed Panes	When toggled on, creates a tabbed view of the open items within the System Editor++. See Tabbed Panes for more details.
Maximize Children	When toggled on, child windows will open maximized.
View Values	This option will explode subvalues in a record for the selected data. If no data is selected it will explode the line where the cursor currently resides. The accelerator keys for this option are CTRL + E. See View Values for more details.
Fold/Unfold Code	This option will fold and unfold code blocks within source code. See Fold/Unfold Code for more details.

Item	Description
Find	Displays the Find dialog box used to find words or phrases.
Replace	Displays the Find and Replace dialog box used to replace words or phrases.
Next	Will find the next instance of the word or phrase defined in the Find dialog box.
Previous	Will find the previous instance of the word or phrase defined in the Find dialog box.
Global Replace	Display the Global Replace dialog box. See Global Replace for more information.
Goto Line Number	Displays the Goto Line Number dialog box used to navigate to specific line numbers within the data.
Next Error	This option will place the cursor at the beginning of the next line of code that caused compilation errors. The accelerator key is F4.
Next Bookmark	This option will place the cursor at the beginning of the next bookmarked line of code. The accelerator is SHIFT + F4.
Jump To Label	Provides a list of Labels within the source code. After selecting an item in the list, the program will jump to the selected label.
Jump to Insert	Provides a list of Inserts within the source code. After selecting an item in the list, the program will jump to the selected Insert.
Return From Jump	Returns the cursor to the position prior to jumping to Label/Insert.

Item	Description
Load Macro	Displays the Load Macro message. Enter the name of the Macro to be loaded.
Save Macro	This option will save the macro for future use.
Run Macro	This option will run the macro designated by the "Load Macro" message.
Record Macro	Selecting this option turns on the Macro Recorder. Start typing after this option has been selected. Note: The macro records basic keystrokes, it does not recognize function keys.
Stop Macro Recording	Select this option to stop the Macro, after the Record Macro option has been selected.

Item	Description
Format Program	Executes a routine that takes a program and performs an indent/outdent format pass on the program. The lines in the program are indented or outdented based upon keywords; words such as Loop, For, IF, Read, and Lock cause the next line in the program to be indented by a tab, and word such as End, Repeat, and Until cause the next line to be outdented by a tab.
Execute Program	Runs the stored procedure.
Code Templates	Launches the Code Templates utility. Code Templates are pre-built code snippets that can be inserted into an active record within the Editor++.
Commuter Module Generator	Launches the Commuter Module Generator dialog for the creation of commuter modules for existing windows.
Define Structure	Launches the Structure Designer for the creation of structures to be used in Windows API Calls. See the DEFINE_STRUCT() topic in the Programmer's Reference Manual for more details.
TCL	Launches the TCL window. The accelerator key for this option is F5.
Add Entity To Favorites	Adds the entity within the active child window to the Favorites list. The Favorites list in the Status Area.

Item	Description
Font…	Displays the Font dialog box to allow for the setting of the default Font used by the Editor++.
Increase Font Size	Increases the default Font size used by the Editor++.
Decrease Font Size	Decreases the default Font size used by the Editor++.
Tab Stops…	Sets the default Tab stop used by the Editor++.
Automatically Close Braces	When selected, the open curly brace "{", open parentheses "(" and open square bracket "[" will automatically display the closing character when the open character is typed.
Editor Configuration	Opens the Editor++ Configuration dialog box.
Keyword Configuration	Opens the Basic+ Keyword Configuration dialog box.

Item	Description
SCM Panel	Shows information about the currently active program or the user can choose a program from a list of all entries in the SYSPROCS table. Clicking on an individual row will show the program in the editBox at the bottom of the screen. When two rows are selected , a compare button becomes enabled, and when clicked, the two selected program are loaded into the Compare screen, documented below. Highlighting rows and then clicking on the Delete button will delete the records from the SYSPROCS_VERSIONS and SYSOBJ_VERSIONS tables. The Delete_All button will delete all point-in-time records from both tables. The MAKE Live button will take the version as indicated by the highlighted row and make it the live version of the source, and the live version of the Object as well.
Versioning	This screen lets the user select a series of programs using the same criteria as fond in the RDK screen. Once the list has been populated, the developer can assign version numbers. The screen shows the current version. The next version number is set by the developer – there is no process for doing this automatically.
Modules	This screen lets the user select a series of programs using the same criteria as fond in the RDK screen. Once the list has been populated, and the developer had selected a module name from the Module Name dropdown, the developer can assign the program to a module. (Modules are created in the RTI_SYSREPOSMODULES screen – not hooked up anywhere yet) A program can be assigned to multiple modules. The Remove From Module button active then a module list is populated, and when clicked, will remove the highlighted rows from the module definition.
Difference	This screen lets the user choose two entries from the SYSPROCS_VERSIONS files, and when they press the Compare button, the two programs are compared. The differences between the two programs – code only in the original program (on the left), code only in the new program (on the right) and spacing (for readability purposes) are configured by the user by selecting the Color Setting menu choice, whice call up the SCM Difference Color Chooser screen (RTI_SCM_SHOW_DIFF_COLOR_CHOOSER). The other options on the Options menu are self explanatory.
Version Master Screen	This screen shows summary information for all the entries in the SYSPROCS_VERSION table.

Item	Description
Cascade Tile Horizontally Tile Vertically Arrange Icons	Provides different arrangements for multiple child windows and minimized child windows.
Open Window List	Provides a list of all windows. Selecting a window will set a checkmark on the menu and make the selected window the active child within the Editor++.

Item	Description
Help	Launches the Programmer's Reference Manual.
About	Displays version information for the Editor++.