The VBScript menu

Antechinus supports industry-standard Visual Basic Script for applications. This allows you to automate repetitive tasks (e.g., inserting blocks of code), and implement macro-like capabilities. This is done by accessing the document (Doc) and the application (App) objects. The built-in VBScript editor automatically saves and loads the scripts to and from the Scripts folder. Also, color-coding and Intellisense/Auto-complete are fully supported.   VBScript is simple and is best learned by example. We suggest that you run the supplied sample scripts and examine the code.

• To list all the available VBScript properties and methods, right-click anywhere in the editor to open the popup menu, and select List Properties/Methods.
• The Doc object is an interface to the JavaScript editor: it allows you to examine the text, insert more text, and perform other operations. The Programmer.hbs file is an example of how to use the Doc object to select text and replace the selection or insert more text.
• The App object is a limited interface to the Antechinus application: it allows you to open and save documents, change the size and position of the window, and use the timer. MovingWindow.hbs and SizeAndPos.hbs are examples of how to use the App object.
• Try typing 'Doc.' to activate the Intellisense and see all the properties and methods belonging to the document object, or 'App.' for the application object.

Select

Loads an existing script for running or editing.

New

Creates the new VBScript.

Edit

Opens the VBScript editor to edit the selected script.

Run

Executes the selected VBScript.

Pause

Pauses the currently running VBScript.

Stop

Stops the currently running VBScript.