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Welcome to the Multi Edit Software Newsletter...
An Introduction from our CEO
- Chad W. Williams
With summer quickly approaching and tax season having passed, we welcome you and your pocket books to this discount packed issue of The Developer News! Be sure to review all discounts below, the IRS may not have given you a break this year, but we WILL!
Multi Edit Software, Inc is proud to announce our newest Multi-Edit relase tailored specifically for SAS® programmers! Multi-Edit Lite for SAS® release is NOW AVAILABLE for purchase and 30 day evaluation! Now all the power of Multi-Edit Lite combined with EZRTools® has created the Ultimate SAS® IDE.
Carl Hall has provided us with a great tutorial on using Keyboard Macros within Multi-Edit and we've got another sneak peek at the CMac reference guide from Ken Walker.
Multi-Edit manuals have completely shipped to all users who have registered their 9.10 serial number. If you have not received your copy of the printed manual, please be sure that you've registered the product as we won't know who you are or where to ship it if you purchased from one of our resellers. Any inquiries in regards to your shipped manuals can be addressed to sales@multieditsoftware.com with a subject line of "Shipped Manual Status" and will be responded to ASAP.
Are you seeking power, convenience, and ease of use in your version control package? Be sure to check out this months sponsor Burton Systems Software, TLIB Version Control, "The most flexible version-control system on the market".
Until next time, enjoy this latest edition and employ great programming with Multi-Edit!
Chad Williams, CEO
Multi Edit Software, Inc.
mailto:chadw@multieditsoftware.com
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Development Updates from the VP
Multi-Edit Lite for SAS® Intro, MeLite Update,
plus upcoming Multi-Edit Updates
- L. Dan Hughes
We at Multi Edit Software are proud to announce the release of another product, Multi-Edit Lite for SAS® (or MeLS for short).
We took the latest version of Multi-Edit Lite, added the EZRTools package, a Multi-Edit v9.10 add-on which adds support for SAS® programming. This will make it much easier for SAS® programmers to get starting using an easy to use IDE style environment for editing their code.
We are also working on update releases of Multi-Edit Lite, to fix a few of the outstanding issue such as keystroke macro playback not working, and the full version of Multi-Edit v9.10 to bring them up to the same level as MeLS. Look for these to be release in the very near future.
I also want to thank each of you that have posted suggestions to our forum for features you would like to see in future versions of Multi-Edit v9.10. Please continue to post your ideas as we are considering all suggestions in regards to what we be implementing in the next major release of Multi-Edit v10.
Until next time, as always, happy coding.
L. Dan Hughes, VP/CTO
Multi Edit Software, Inc.
danh@multieditsoftware.com
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The CMac Reference Guide - AutoSave
from our Technical Writer / Developer
- Ken Walker
I just want to take this opportunity to thank all those that have been contributing to the development of our CMac Manual. As a result of the input we’ve received many things have been added and research has been prompted for other areas. We feel the extra time to work through this feedback will help us get a more usable and complete manual into the hands of those that really need it.
This month I’d like to offer a helpful tidbit for users of the AutoSave functionality. By default, if AutoSave is enabled, MEW attempts to save ?No-File? Windows. These are windows that haven’t been saved yet. Often, I create new windows as scratch pads without actually saving a file. You can disable this behavior by opening up MeSys.s and looking for the AutoSaveTimer macro. Locate a line that says Rm( "AutoSave" ); and add the parameter /NF=1. This was line 3009 for me. Now your line will look like Rm( "AutoSave /NF=1" );. This causes MEW’s AutoSave macro to ignore ?No-File? windows. Recompile the macrofile and you’re all set!
I hope you have enjoyed this little tidbit and are looking forward to the Guide.
Until next time, happy programming and see you on the forum!
Ken Walker, Technical Writer/Developer
Level II/CMac Support
Multi Edit Software, Inc.
KenW@multieditsoftware.com
Tax Season Product Discounts
- Gayle Urban
Tax Season has come and gone and in lieu of this event, we'd like to offer some financial cheer. On the following products, we are offering a range of discounts. Please note below the exact savings for each product and the Coupon Code that will generate the discount for you when placing your order through our Online Shopping Cart or via the phone/fax line. Purchase today and redeem your choice of savings!
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Utilizing Keyboard Macros in Multi-Edit
- Carl Hall
Already a pro using templates to speed up your work flow? Manipulated and finessed your command map for ideal purposes? Even if you haven't, there's yet another tool available in all the current versions of Multi-Edit that can help you shave valuable time off your production schedule: Recorded Keyboard Macros.
The possibilities of this tool are nearly endless and not as complicated as some other options of automation. With the recording of keyboard macros there is no writing of code or templates, no figuring out the sometimes complex macro language. Merely hitting the buttons you want repeated altogether is all that's necessary.
An example of this is that I've seen multiple users wanting to perform a specific search on a term, function or process, they do this a lot and wish to do it with just one keystroke.
To accomplish this task, we need only to invoke the recording process in one of 3 possible ways: The Rec button in the lower right taskbar corner, the menu Macro | Record, or the assigned hotkey which in the default keymap is Alt+F10. After using one of these options to activate recording you will notice that the Rec button has now turned red and will remain so until you end recording your keystrokes by accessing one of the 3 ways you turned on the process.
So, in my example I am working on an oft edited piece of code that is quite large and full of comments where changes have been made. In my comments I always put in a unique name sequence of "clh7070" and this is what I want to be able to find. After hitting the record button I hit F5 to bring up the search dialog. I type the string "clh7070" in the search dialog and then hit Enter. I then hit the record button to stop recording.
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Now, all you need to decide is if you want this macro active for the duration of your current session only, or if you want to make it permanent.
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If you choose to make it just for this session, you'll be asked next to choose a key assignment, and you're done.
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If you choose to make it permanent and always available, you will then get a slightly larger dialog that allows you to choose a few other customizations as well as choosing the keystroke you want it assigned to and the ability to modify your keystrokes if necessary or desired. I've chosen the open combination of Ctrl+Shift+F12 for my macro.
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Once finished there it will take you to the Recorded Macros dialog that will show all of your saved macros and allow you to play them back from here by selection, or edit or delete them.
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From here on out, whenever I'm in a file I've previously modified and commented, all I have to do is hit my hotkey for the search now and it will take me where I need to go. Another option of course, would have been to choose All on the search to get all the instances to show in your Find list.
For further information concerning Keystroke Macros, and the myriad other customizations available in Multi-Edit, visit the Help File, or wait until my next installment of Tech Tips :)
Carl Hall, Level 1/Level 2 Support
Multi Edit Software, Inc.
carlh@multieditsoftware.com
P.S. Don't forget to read the Help File, and feel free to suggest topics for any future articles to Carl Hall at CarlH@multieditsoftware.com.
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