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by NTB
06 Jun 2010 14:56
Forum: Syntax files
Topic: Help with keywords that contain a dot '.'
Replies: 2
Views: 7452

Open the SQL syntax definition, and take the period out of the 'symbols' list - that should allow you to use '.' as part of a keyword :) I had to do the same thing with a custom definition for a language called Envision Basic - all of the built-in subroutines use '.' as separators within the name. N...
by NTB
30 May 2010 22:50
Forum: Syntax files
Topic: 'start with @ to define a variable' ?
Replies: 3
Views: 8308

Do any of the standard syntax definitions use this? Just wondering - I'd like to see an example of how to set this up.

Nathan
by NTB
29 May 2010 18:04
Forum: Syntax files
Topic: 'start with @ to define a variable' ?
Replies: 3
Views: 8308

'start with @ to define a variable' ?

Just curious about this: In the syntax editor, when I go to add a new keyword group, the dialogue box that comes up says Enter a name. Start with a @ to define a variable, E.g. @var. What is it for? does the '@' symbol tell the editor to do something special? I've looked through the help documentati...
by NTB
08 May 2010 17:34
Forum: Syntax files
Topic: Highlight from start of line to ':' ?
Replies: 0
Views: 5513

Highlight from start of line to ':' ?

One more thing I haven't quite figured out how to do...This is for the same Envision Basic syntax that I mentioned in the 'folding' thread. In EB - and UniBasic too, I think - a subroutine name starts at the 1st character of the line, and ends at ':'. The subroutine itself ends with a 'RETURN' state...
by NTB
08 May 2010 16:35
Forum: Syntax files
Topic: Help with code folding in custom syntax?
Replies: 2
Views: 8224

Help with code folding in custom syntax?

Can't quite get this to work, so I was wondering if anybody here had any suggestions :) I'm trying to create a custom syntax file for a language called Envision Basic - I work for a University that uses a system called Datatel Colleague for all of their record-keeping purposes, and this is the langu...