November 2010
"The Developer News"
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Intro from the CEO:
Welcome to our
November Edition
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Support Notes:
Getting Started on Your
CMac Macro Contest Entry
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Introduction from the CEO
Hello and welcome to November's Developer News!
- Chad Williams
Hello and welcome once again to The Developer News!
In October's edition of The Developer News I unfortunately failed to provide our users with an address to submit your Developer Pumpkin Carvings to. Since I failed to provide the address to send in your submissions, we are extending the Code Related Carving Contest into December to be fair to those who didn't know where to send in their submissions. You can submit your photos to carvings@multieditsoftware.com but get them in soon as we will announce the winner in next month's edition along with a photo of the winning selection. The selected winner will receive a $25.00 Visa Gift Card so send your entries in today!
Our CMac Submit Your Code contest is in full force! Be sure to read Michele's article for all the details on submitting your entry, prizes, rules and regulations and more. Also take some time to read this month's support article from Clay Martin on Getting Started with Your CMac Macro for more direct assistance with getting your own macro ready for entry! Submit your CMac entries to contest@multieditsoftware.com or stay tuned for next month's edition for more great tips on perfecting your macro submission for this year's contest!
As we near the end of November, we are also nearing the Thanksgiving Holiday. This year Multi Edit Software, Inc. will be closed November 25th and 26th and will resume normal operating hours on Monday November 29th. As always, our forums will be available during our closure for any product support related questions, and our global selection of resellers are always available to assist you with any ordering questions during our closure. Our online order form will continue to operate as normal, however any shipped orders will be held over for the following Monday for shipping.
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Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving and we'll see you again in next month's Developer News!
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From the Support Desk
- Clay Martin
Most folks that are thinking about entering a CMac macro in the contest are fairly familiar with CMac code. But even if you are not, that should not stop you at all. If you are familiar with languages like C or Pascal, CMac will be easy to pick up. Mind you, it does have some quirks, but a fine set of Tutorials by David Deley can get you going quickly. Even if you are an accomplished CMac coder you may still find out some new tricks. Yes, you can look at the CMac sources, located in the Src directory under the installation directory for examples on how to create dialogs, but it is much easier to check out David's tutorial.
These have been placed online in two places. The first is the Wiki:
http://wiki.multiedit.com/doku.php/doc/tutorial/CMac_0
Here you will find the list of tutorials, broken into categories. But if you are having trouble, you might check out the tutorials on the forum. They contain posts from users having problems and post helping with those problems in addition to the basic tutorial. If you are having problems with the code in the tutorial, someone may have had the same problem, and you can find the answer.
To locate the forum tutorials go to the Advanced Search on the forum: http://forums.multiedit.com/search.php Then enter in the Search for Keywords box: Introduction to CMac, then select the User Created Macros forum and pick the radio button (below the forum selection) labeled: Topic titles Only. Then press the Search button. This will provide you a list of all the tutorials, not in any order unfortunately.
Here is a list of the tutorial topics on the Wiki:
- Introduction to CMac: 01. Hello World
- Introduction to CMac: 02. Hello World II
- Introduction to CMac: 03. Caveats
- Introduction to CMac: 04. Make_Message
- Introduction to CMac: 05. DebugLog
- Introduction to CMac: 06. Command Map Report
- Introduction to CMac: 07. Multi-Edit Tags
- Introduction to CMac: 08. GetSystemTime & GetLocalTime
- Introduction to CMac: 09. Calling user-written dll
- Introduction to CMac: 10. Arrays and Structures
- Introduction to CMac: 11. Defining a key to run a macro
- Introduction to CMac: 12.1 DIALOG BOXES: The Elements
- Introduction to CMac: 12.2 DIALOG BOXES: The Coordinates
- Introduction to CMac: 12.3 DIALOG BOXES: Sample Code For Each Control
- Introduction to CMac: 12.4 DIALOG BOXES: DlgExecute
- Introduction to CMac: 12.5 DIALOG BOXES: Modeless Dialogs
- Introduction to CMac: 12.6 DIALOG BOXES: The ListBox
- Introduction to CMac: 12.7 DIALOG BOXES: Tab Bars
If you are moving from another language to CMac, David describes some of CMac's peculiarities in "Caveats." If you are having problems with debugging your macro try the article "Make_Message" for a simple way to find out what's happening when your macro runs. If you need a more sophisticated method of debugging, try "DebugLog" for a way to create an edit window with a running log of messages you placed in your code.
Often when creating our own macros we see something in an existing system macro that we want to put in ours. Keep in mind that the majority of Multi-Edit functionality is coded in CMac. Sometimes we will find that there is a system macro that has functionality (like opening a file selection dialog) that we want. In either case we would need to have easy access to the code we wanted to emulate, or the macro function called by that system macro. Dave provides an excellent example of how to index all the system macros so that it is easy to find the code you need in the tutorial "Multi-Edit Tags" Much of the documentation of the system macros, like SaveFile are located in the comments above the code for that macro. So you need to find the source code to see all the parameters you can pass, and what they can do for you. David's article makes easy work of this.
Whether you are a CMac pro or just starting with CMac, it's your unique idea that will get you the win. Maybe you can see improved productivity with a new tool for the editor?
Maybe you can see an improvement to an existing editor tool? Here is your chance to shine among your peers and maybe win some loot. So get to work on your macro and let the best ideas prevail. Here is the link to the official rules, and the prizes offered: http://www.multiedit.com/CMacContest2010.php
o As always, we at Multi-Edit are here to assist with any questions you might have including any CMac related questions. You can contact us using our website support forums (http://www.multieditsoftware.com/forums) or via email (support@multieditsoftware.com) .
Clay Martin, Technical Support
Multi Edit Software, Inc.
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http://www.multiedit.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=7**Please note that you can review/search through all forum topics,
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CMac Contest: Submit Your Code
The CMac contest is now half way through & time is running out to get your submissions to us for your chance to WIN one of our fabulous prizes in this year's 'Submit Your Code - CMac Macro Contest'!
Remember, entries don't need to be extreme, only useful! Be sure to submit your entries to contest@multieditsoftware.com prior to December 31st to be eligible to win!
Remember you must be 18 yrs +, & a registered user of Multi-Edit 2008 to be eligible. Code submissions may be included in future ME releases & will naturally note full recognition to the author. See our CMac Rules and Regulations page for complete contest details. http://www.multiedit.com/CMacContest2010.php
As always, I am here to assist you with any product questions you might have. If I am unable to assist you, I will be certain your questions are directed to the appropriate department for immediate assistance.
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Multi Edit Software, Inc.
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