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How to use "Object"?

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Stefan	Posted on: 10/7/2008 1:57 am
Home away from home Joined: 7/14/2008 From: Germany, EU Posts: 285	How to use "Object"? Sorry, i don't understand this and didn't found this answer in the help or on the forum. In help i found WrapMode Property [VBScript] nMode = object.WrapMode object.WrapMode = nMode I try nMode = Object.WrapMode alert nMode But get an error ==> [Object needed: "object"] Question: how can i do this? Something like ==> SET OBJECT = CreateObject("EEMacro.dll") ??? I searched everywhere ... v8 beta4 Thanks for an hint, Stefan.

dreftymac	Posted on: 10/7/2008 5:34 am
Not too shy to talk Joined: 10/1/2008 From: Posts: 39	Re: How to use "Object"? Greetings Stefan, This could be documented a little better, because the "object" designation is a little vague. Please take a look at the documentation for "Config Object" In EmEditor help. This explains a little bit more to help you do what you are trying to do. There is an example in the documentation that shows how to loop through editor.Configs, you can modify that example slightly as shown below: cfgs = new Enumerator( editor.Configs ); for( ; !cfgs.atEnd(); cfgs.moveNext() ){ cfg = cfgs.item(); alert( cfg.Name ); alert( cfg.General.WrapMode ); /// <--- this uses the GeneralProp object } This is in Javascript, but there is a VB example in the documentation as well. The documentation could use some improvements, but since this is a closed-source software I don't know if users are allowed to make updates, or whether there is a wiki or something like that. If there is hopefully someone will link to it, as that would help a lot. Cheers,

Stefan	Posted on: 10/7/2008 6:35 am
Home away from home Joined: 7/14/2008 From: Germany, EU Posts: 285	Re: How to use "Object"? THX dreftymac, EmEditor Home - EmEditor Help - EmEditor Macro Reference > Configs Collection Configs collection provides a collection of Config objects. This part works (I don't know where this 'General' comes from now ...?) `For Each cfg In editor.Configs alert cfg.Name alert cfg.General.WrapMode Next` I see MsgBoxes like Bat, C' and C++,.... and ones and zeros, depending to the current state of the settings - - - But the example in the help `nMode = OBJECT.WrapMode` i didn't bring to work. I try a lot of possibilities like SET cfg = CreateObject("editor.Configs") alert cfg.General.WrapMode _ - - - I want to do this with the command: `nMode = OBJECT.WrapMode 'store current Object.WrapMode = eeWrapByChar 'set other mode document.selection.Format eeFormatSplitLines ' execute editor command Object.WrapMode = nMode 'restore mode` Any one can enlighten us

dreftymac	Posted on: 10/7/2008 7:16 am
Not too shy to talk Joined: 10/1/2008 From: Posts: 39	Re: How to use "Object"? In Java_script: `var myobject = document.Config.General; Window.alert(myobject.WrapMode);` This is not documented very well, but if you do a little digging, you will see in EmEditor Home - EmEditor Help - History - Version 7 "The Config property was added to the Document Object. " further down you will see that Configs is attached to the Editor Object. The General corresponds to the GeneralProp Object. It appears to be a naming convention used by the developer. FoobarProp Object in the docs => just Foobar in your code The developer also uses "object" as a general convention in the documentation without always spelling out what the specific object actually is. That's fine if your goal is to get the documentation done quicker, but not so great if you're trying to learn from the docs :)

Yutaka	Posted on: 10/7/2008 9:06 am
Webmaster Joined: 9/28/2006 From: Redmond Posts: 2423	Re: How to use "Object"? Quote: Stefan wrote: Sorry, i don't understand this and didn't found this answer in the help or on the forum. In help i found WrapMode Property [VBScript] nMode = object.WrapMode object.WrapMode = nMode I try nMode = Object.WrapMode alert nMode But get an error ==> [Object needed: "object"] Question: how can i do this? Something like ==> SET OBJECT = CreateObject("EEMacro.dll") ??? I searched everywhere ... v8 beta4 Thanks for an hint, Stefan. I am sorry the document is not clear. This portion was meant to show the syntax. More examples were needed. Here is how you might want to accomplish your task: `cfg = document.Config; cfg.General.WrapMode = eeWrapByWindow; cfg.Save();` ---------------- Yutaka Emura Developer of EmEditor http://www.emeditor.com/

Stefan	Posted on: 10/7/2008 9:46 am
Home away from home Joined: 7/14/2008 From: Germany, EU Posts: 285	Re: How to use "Object"? Thanks Yutaka, that works `cfg = document.Config; alert (cfg.General.WrapMode);` I see an messagebox with an number of the current wrap setting. If i switch the wrap mode and execute the macro again i see the corresponding number to that mode. - - - With `cfg = document.Config; cfg.General.WrapMode = 1; //eeWrapByWindow; cfg.Save();` i am able to switch the mode (and how the text is wrapped) by macro. - - - Now i try to (understand this and) code this in VBS. THX

Stefan	Posted on: 10/8/2008 1:04 am
Home away from home Joined: 7/14/2008 From: Germany, EU Posts: 285	Re: How to use "Object"? OK, with your all help i was able to code this in VBS. Now i can automate the steps to split lines with an macro. Unfortunately the save-settings-process take seconds to do. So splitting even 10 lines only takes 2 seconds. (I also notice the settings-dialog from menu takes up to 5 sec. on different PC to appear) (tested with EmEditor Professional 8.00 beta 4) Here is my working but basic macro to split lines with pure editor commands: Attention: There is no error handling right now. Use on Test files only! Split-Wrap-Reformat.vbee #title = Reformat #tooltip = Split selected lines to reformat paragraph '// very basic VBS-macro, works on selected lines only ' reference to object (is this an right description???) SET myOBJECT = DOCUMENT.Config 'get current wrap mode and store it into a var StartWrapMode = myOBJECT.General.WrapMode 'Hint: General.WrapMode are 0=eeWrapNone, 1=eeWrapByChar, 2=eeWrapByWindow, 3=eeWrapByPage 'Hint: For eeWrapByChar first set "Configuration Properties - General tab >Normal Line Margin" 'set desired wrap mode myOBJECT.General.WrapMode = 1 myOBJECT.Save 'execute document.selection.Format eeFormatSplitLines 'set back start wrap mode myOBJECT.General.WrapMode = StartWrapMode myOBJECT.Save

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