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Laura: /* External Editors */

2014-09-10T18:23:08Z

External Editors

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	====External Editors====		====External Editors====

	It is highly recommended that you use an external editor. If you don't already have one, download [[MyEditBR]] from [http://www.mills-enterprise.ca/ Mills Enterprises], and download [Lexi], which is available from [http://www.sageax.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=78 Sage AX]—a tool that allows you to edit without worrying about line numbers (and a few extra features) and install them both.		It is highly recommended that you use an external editor. If you don't already have one, download [[MyEditBR]] from [http://www.mills-enterprise.ca/ Mills Enterprises], and download [[Lexi]], which is available from [http://www.sageax.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=78 Sage AX]—a tool that allows you to edit without worrying about line numbers (and a few extra features) and install them both.

	Open your BR program hello.brs in your editor, and continue with the tutorial.		Open your BR program hello.brs in your editor, and continue with the tutorial.

Laura: /* External Editors */

2014-09-10T18:22:55Z

External Editors

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	====External Editors====		====External Editors====

	It is highly recommended that you use an external editor. If you don't already have one, download MyEditBR from Mills Enterprises, and download Lexi, which is available from Sage ~~AX—a~~ tool that allows you to edit without worrying about line numbers (and a few extra features) and install them both.		It is highly recommended that you use an external editor. If you don't already have one, download [[MyEditBR]] from [http://www.mills-enterprise.ca/ Mills Enterprises], and download [Lexi], which is available from [http://www.sageax.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=78 Sage AX]—a tool that allows you to edit without worrying about line numbers (and a few extra features) and install them both.

	Open your BR program hello.brs ~~into~~ your editor, and ~~move forward. Use Lexi to strip~~ the line numbers (you can add them again too). When you hit “Compile BR program” it will automatically add the line numbers and re-create your program as a .BR for Business Rules to use, which you can run from the BR console to fully test them. Simple errors will be flushed out for you to handle when you compile it too.		Open your BR program hello.brs in your editor, and continue with the tutorial.

	Using an external editor allows you to copy and paste, move around in the text, and have much more control over the editing process than the BR console allows.		Use Lexi to strip the line numbers (you can add them again too). When you hit “Compile BR program” it will automatically add the line numbers and re-create your program as a .BR for Business Rules to use, which you can run from the BR console to fully test them. Simple errors will be flushed out for you to handle when you compile it too.

			Using an external editor allows you to copy and paste, move around in the text, and have much more control over the editing process than the BR console editor allows.

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Laura: /* The BR Editor */

2014-09-10T18:18:59Z

The BR Editor

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	DEL can be used to delete lines from your program.		DEL can be used to delete lines from your program.

	Typing over lines or line numbers will change them, but only using REPLACE will save your changes.		Typing over lines or line numbers will change them, but only if you press enter afterwards. Then, using REPLACE will save your changes if the program has been saved once already.

	You may have already noticed that the built-in BR editor is a little hard to use.		You may have already noticed that the built-in BR editor is a little hard to use.

Laura at 21:12, 5 August 2014

2014-08-05T21:12:25Z

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Laura at 21:05, 5 August 2014

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	====List====		====List====
			LIST will list the lines of your program.
	LIST

	will list the lines of your program.

	LIST can list line numbers, lines containing words specified in quotes, or whole programs.		LIST can list line numbers, lines containing words specified in quotes, or whole programs.

			LIST
	LIST “print” - for all occurrences of the command PRINT		LIST “print” - for all occurrences of the command PRINT
	LIST -P -for page by page listing of long programs		LIST -P -for page by page listing of long programs

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====List====

LIST

will list the lines of your program.

LIST can list line numbers, lines containing words specified in quotes, or whole programs.

LIST “print” - for all occurrences of the command PRINT
LIST -P -for page by page listing of long programs
LIST 20 50 – for lines 20 to 50

List your program:
10 print “hello world”

Change the line number to 30 and press Enter:

30 Print “Hello World”

Add some lines, by typing:

10 print “What is your name?”
20 input name$

====INPUT====

INPUT asks for input from the user.

Change line 30 to

30 PRINT “HELLO ”&” “&name$&”!”

RUN your program, enter your name, and voila!

Notice the use of the ampersand, you can add two variables together.

To split a string apart, you can use beginning and ending spaces:

let name$= “Johnny Cash”
let firstname$=name$(1:6)
print firstname$

will return “Johnny.”

To save a program that already exists, use REPLACE. Most commands can be shortened to their smallest unique beginning letters.

REP hello

====The BR Editor====

BR allows you to edit programs while they are running. The following commands will help you do this:

DEL can be used to delete lines from your program.

Typing over lines or line numbers will change them, but only using REPLACE will save your changes.

You may have already noticed that the built-in BR editor is a little hard to use.

Convert your programs to source code so that you can edit them in an external editor. Use list (and hit enter after every line).

LIST >hello.brs

====External Editors====

It is highly recommended that you use an external editor. If you don't already have one, download MyEditBR from Mills Enterprises, and download Lexi, which is available from Sage AX—a tool that allows you to edit without worrying about line numbers (and a few extra features) and install them both.

Open your BR program hello.brs into your editor, and move forward. Use Lexi to strip the line numbers (you can add them again too). When you hit “Compile BR program” it will automatically add the line numbers and re-create your program as a .BR for Business Rules to use, which you can run from the BR console to fully test them. Simple errors will be flushed out for you to handle when you compile it too.

Using an external editor allows you to copy and paste, move around in the text, and have much more control over the editing process than the BR console allows.

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