LargeEdit

Working with Source Files


LargeEdit makes editing source files extremely easy by providing syntax highlighting and extendable functionality for each source file type. Highlighters can be assoicated with code proposal lists, executable programs, and help files.

Help file example:

  • Download and install "Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 Documentation"
  • Click "Options" under the "Tools" menu.
  • Press the "Files" tab and select the JScript highlighter, click the "Help File" button.
  • Navigate to the installed CHN file "Script56.CHM" and click ok.

When editing files that use the JScript highlighter, just press F1 (Context Help) to open the "Windows Script 5.6" help file. If you have your cursor on a word, the help file will open to the index page with a search preformed using that word.

Executable file example:

  • Click "Options" under the "Tools" menu.
  • Press the "Files" tab and select the JScript highlighter, click the "Execution" button.
  • Navigate to the Windows System32 directory (C:\windows\system32\) select the "WScript.exe" file and click ok.
  • In the parameters dialog, enter //D "%1".
  • When asked "Is this a DOS program" click "No"

When editing files that use the JScript highlighter, just press F9 (Run) to execute the script using WScript (Windows Scripting Engine) with active debugging enabled. If you script contains the keyword "debugger", Windows will launch the scripting debugger installed on the computer.

For more information on Windows Scripting, including downloads of Windows Script Debugger and Scripting Documentation, visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting.


Note: Later releases of Windows require Just-in-Time debugging to be enabled. To enable this setting the following registry key needs to be installed.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings\
Name: JITDebug
Type: DWORD
Value: 1