[SOLVED] end if

[anmldr]

I am accustomed to writing "endif" and not "end if". Is there a way to put a constant that would do the text substitution for me if I make that mistake. I could put the script in all of my new projects until I get accustomed to "end if".

Linda

[Klaus]

Hi Linda,

not build-in and not an easy task to script, but why not just use the FIND & REPLACE feature of Livecode
to replace "endif" with "end if" after you completed your scripts??


Best

Klaus

[sturgis]

You could try the glx2 editor. While it doesn't have the endif end if conversion built in there is a system to handle that type of change. I don't recall the name of the feature off the top of my head but basically its a way to setup macros that will do the changes on compile. There are a few already written, but the only one I remember at the moment is the ability to set variable values using the more common methods.

i = 1

This is automagically converted to lc type syntax. (I think you have to turn this functionality on)

Worth a look at least.

[mwieder]

It's the glx2 preprocessor mechanism for macros, and it's there by default. You can turn it off, but otherwise it just sits in the background until you compile.

That said, I just added "endif" to the preprocessor, and while it works, it does screw up the script formatting. I'll see what I can do.

Meanwhile, Linda, just get used to typing "end if". I feel your pain here because I'm constantly typing "endif" myself and having to correct it.

[anmldr]

I can definitely get used to "end if". The question though was a general one for text substitution for something like #define in XCode.

Linda

[mwieder]

Well, I've got mixed feelings about macros in general. You can get into weird problems with macros that are hell to debug.

But no, there isn't a #define construct. The closest thing is to use a constant, and that won't work for substituting keywords.

[sturgis]

How about typinator? Not free, but super useful anyway. http://www.ergonis.com/products/typinator/

A pretty good text expander, and if I recall correctly you can set expansion rules to be program specific.