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by Median Joe
Friday 11th November 2022 12:21pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Getting a list of keywords
Replies: 6
Views: 2013

Getting a list of keywords

I would like to print a list of all keywords, and according to the docs there is this function : System.Keywords (gb.eval) However, not sure how to use it. I guess I need to declare an array and write a loop, but all my attempts thus far have generated errors. Could someone kindly point me in the ri...
by Median Joe
Thursday 10th November 2022 2:52pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using an external editor
Replies: 7
Views: 4155

Re: Using an external editor

I wrote a script editor in gambas that has a few handy features like... Hi BruceSteers, Very impressive! If you add vim bindings I would definitely use it. :lol: I continue to be amazed at Gambas and its capabilities. I tried FreePascal with Lazarus for a while but the Gambas IDE is easier to use a...
by Median Joe
Thursday 10th November 2022 2:45pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using an external editor
Replies: 7
Views: 4155

Re: Using an external editor

...I've been using vim for some years and it makes conventional editing hard work by comparison... Why not try Geany: http://captainbodgit.blogspot.com/2019/12/geany-syntax-highlighter-for-gambas.html Hi stevedee, Geany is a nice editor, in fact I used it before discovering vim. The thing which set...
by Median Joe
Thursday 10th November 2022 11:34am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using an external editor
Replies: 7
Views: 4155

Re: Using an external editor

Hi cogier, Many thanks! I've been using vim for some years and it makes conventional editing hard work by comparison. :) I found a basic syntax file for Gambas here here . Hugely impressed by Gambas, Benoit is obviously some kind of God. :shock: I write a lot of number crunching code and was concern...
by Median Joe
Thursday 10th November 2022 7:38am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using an external editor
Replies: 7
Views: 4155

Using an external editor

When writing GUI scripts it makes sense to use the IDE, but for command line programs is there a way to run them directly from the Linux console, having created the script in an external editor? Thanks in advance for any help!