ScriptingEditing Scripts

Editing Packing Partner Scripts
The script editor uses VB.Net language. Which allows you to use all the power and flexibility of Microsoft .Net.

Script Editor

The script editor offers modern code editing and debugging, with syntax colouring, automatic formatting and indenting, as well as intelligent auto-complete suggestions. Compiler errors and warning are show in the margin, next to the line that has a problem.

Shortcut Keys

Ctrl+
Action
Ctrl+V
Paste text from the clipboard
Ctrl+X
Cut current selection to the clipboard
Ctrl+C
Copy current selection to the clipboard
Ctrl+A
Select all text in the editor
Ctrl+S
Save the current script
Ctrl+I
Inspect variable at cursor in object viewer
Ctrl+Shift+
Action
Shift+Ctrl+D
Duplicate current line
Shift+Ctrl+-
Move back in the editor position history
Shift+Ctrl++
Move forward in the editor position history
Shift+Ctrl+Up
Shift current line up
Shift+Ctrl+Down
Shift current line down

Script Toolbar

Sa

Save
Save the current script to the default folder in Packing Partner's data folder
Import
Import the script after being saved with the Export button. This will also import any library scripts and images that were saved using Export.
Export
Exports the script to be imported on another PC. The exported file includes any images and library files that have been added to the script.
History
The editor keeps the last 10 saved files in it's history folder, so you can revert to a previous version if needed.
Code

Inserts templates for methods that are called by the main program.

Image
Adds images to the script that are used to display on buttons or menus created in script.
Sort
Sort the methods in the script into alphabetical order.
Cmt
Add a comment to the selected lines of scripts
UnCmt
Remove comments from the selected lines of script
Font
Change the font used for all script and code editing


Cut
Cut selected text from the editor
Copy
Copy selected text from the editor
Paste
Paste text from the clipboard into the editor


Undo
Undo previous code changes in the editor
Redo
Redo previously undone changes in the editor


Build
Builds and runs the current script. If there are breakpoints in the editor, the script will be run in debug mode, otherwise it will be run in live mode.
Pause
Toggles pausing of the script. When a script is paused it will not run at all, but can be edited.
Test

Sets a conditional compiler variable called Test to True or False. This is used to compile different code, depending on it's state:

Code Toolbar

The code toolbar allows you to see the state of the running code, jump to useful parts of your script, and find and replace text.
Status Indicator
Shows the status of the running script.



Running script is in live mode, no breakpoints will be activated.

Running script is in debug mode, breakpoints will be active.


Running script is in debug mode, breakpoints are disabled.

Script is not running, due to compile errors.

Method List
This drop-down shows the structures, enumerations and methods in the editor. Clicking an item, moves the cursor to the line in the editor.
Search and Replace
Find and replace text in the script editor, optionally you can search for whole words, replace single search phrases or all occurrences of a word or phrase.
see alsoDebug ScriptsAPI ReferenceImporting Files