Qedit for Windows Scripting

QSL Script Library

This is a collection of useful and/or interesting scripts written in QSL, the Qedit for Windows Scripting Language.

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You can put your scripts whereever you wish: even on a host computer. However, Qedit for Windows stores and uses scripts in several sub-directories on your local PC, all stored in the same directory as the Qedit client (typically c:\robelle\qedit). The system directory contains scripts distributed by Robelle (don't modify them there because we overwrite the directory on each install). The user directory is for your company-wide scripts. You can also set a directory for your personal scripts in the Preferences dialog box. Within each directory there are 3 subdirectories: Autoload, Startup and Scripts. The Autoload directory contains scripts that will be automatically loaded (but not executed) when Qedit for Windows starts. Examples of such scripts would be Sortlines or ListAll in the Robelle script library. The Scripts directory contains other scripts that must be explicitly loaded or executed by the user. The Scripts directory of the Robelle script library contains scripts for demonstration or utility purposes. Learn Scripting Hello World: your first script. Revised: Thursday, 07-Dec-2000 12:36:12 EST hello.qss Hello-Goodbye: a script with two commands. Macro to Insert String: qedit.activefile property and file.insert() method. Multi-line Signature: typeof(), if-endif-else, stop, lists. Insert a Timestamp: datetime(), fmtshortdatetime(). Signature and Timestamp Macros: packaged, shared sub() and global. Insert a Rectangle of Stars: select(), evaluation of IF expressions, Repeat, Insertcolumn(). Special Characters: simple example of inserting common characters Replace Rectangle with Stars: delete(), then insertcolumn(). Make rectangular box: draw a box out of asterisks. Rectangular paste insert into box: supplements the Rectangular Paste-Replace of QWIN 4.8 with an Insert operation. Generate HTML Table: input via dialog(), design with subs. Copy Files to Hosts: connections, open(), select(), copy(), delete(), paste(), and forceoverwrite. Copy a List of Files: stepping through a list, well-structured subs. Copy With Better Error Handling: SaveAs() with ForceOverwrite: True. Load and Call Other Scripts: loadscript(). Duplicate the current file: newfile(), copy(), paste(), select(). Regular Expression Search of Any File: find(), try-recover, dialog(), repeat-endrepeat. Selectively Replace Matches: find(replacewith: string). Show All Open Connections: qedit.showscp, qedit.openconnections.    Upshift or downshift text: Upshift and Downshift built-in functions. Search Regular Expression Search of Any File: find(), try-recover, dialog(), repeat-endrepeat. Selectively Replace Matches: find(replacewith: string). List all strings Strip outline from an HTML document Fun Roll dice simulation Utility Scripts Script to append text to either all lines or selected lines in the active document. Script to create an html document. This file consists of valid HTML and prompts you for the title of your document. Script to display a file directory, starting from a specific directory and using the Host Directory Iterator. Script to change the session and login password on selected connections. Advanced Scripts Sort the selected lines in ascending or descending order. Use a rectangular selection to define the sort keys: Sortlines detailed explanation and Sortlines QSL script List all lines containing a string, a regular expression or pattern. This script takes care of opening and closing each file as needed. Search the current file only or scan $Include files Listlines detailed explanation and Listlines QSL script. List all lines containing a string, a regular expression or pattern. This script uses the FindAll() document method. To search the current file only: ListAll detailed explanation and ListAll QSL script. To search $Include files, Use files or COBOL Copy libraries, take a look at ListInclude.qsl, ListUse.qsl and ListCopy.qsl. Compile the current MPE document using one of the host compilers: MPECompile detailed explanation and MPECompile QSL script Search for a matching left or right parenthesis, square bracket or curly brace. The MatchCharacter.qsl script selects the text between the matching pair. Running Scripts There are a number of ways to run a QSL script: Executing an open script file Loading scripts on the script menu Automatically loaded scripts Programmatically loading scripts Calling scripts from other scripts Invoking scripts from other scripts For details, see the QSL Scripting Tips.