Multiple lines text in editor

[jackads]

Hello guys,

I'm very beginner in LiveCode, I would like to code using multiple lines in the code editor, like in the image.

My "account does not have permission" to post link so I attach the image.

Have anyway I can do like that? To write long querys is very bad to use a single line, you know?

Thanks for the help, cheers!

[Simon]

Hi Jack,
Use "\" (without the quotes) to start a new line.

I think that's what you mean.

Simon

[dunbarx]

Simon nailed it. But be careful, though you can break a line in most places with the line continuation character, you cannot break a literal:

Do not do this:

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put "abcd\
efgh" into temp

Rather do this:

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put "abcd" &\
"efgh" into temp

Craig Newman

[Adrian]

As an alternative you can make use of "after" with a variable.

For example:

put "select ................................" into tSmething
put "from ............................." after tSomething

In your particular case, you perhaps would end with:

return tSomething

[jackads]

Thanks guys,

I appreciated every answer, I don't want to use the

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put "select ................................" into tSmething
put "from ............................." after tSomething

way because it turns in a lot of code for big querys, only break the line with "&/" will be better for less code and to a better code read.

Thanks for the help, I love u all.