Program editor basics

Superbase's Program Editor helps you write programs in SBL. You can use it to create, edit, or run Superbase programs, to move or copy statements to other program or text files, to insert programs into the current program, to insert text from data files, and to search for and replace text.

The Program Editor can maintain multiple editing buffers, allowing you to work on several programs at the same time. You can also use the editor to display and edit program files created in your own ASCII editor.

The code in an editing buffer can be displayed in four separate colors to help you identify SBL keywords, command parameters, comments, and variables.

To start the Program Editor, choose Program, Edit from the menu or press ALT+F2

When you are in the program editor, you can use items on the OPTIONS or EDIT menu to color code your syntax of your code, and to insert fieldnames and program commands from the menus.

Superbase's program editor seems quirky at first, but once you understand the basic operations of adding a new line, deleting a line, and breaking and splitting a line, the rest is very easy.

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Adding a new line in the program editor

Cutting, Copying, and Pasting in the program editor

Splitting lines in the program editor

Deleting in the program editor

Using Find and Replace in the program editor