Editor for IDEA scripting

Bobby

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Hi Brian,
I am using the German version of IDEA 9.2 (and have not seen the Canadian original yet). However, I am not really happy about the editor which is included in the software. For testing purposes it is sometimes convenient to comment a whole block of code. I could not find a function to do it in this editor.
Do you use the standard editor for scripting in IDEA or can you recommend a different one?
Best,
Bobby

Brian Element Thu, 08/04/2016 - 18:50

Hi Bobby,

Unfortunately I have to agree with you on that.  The editor is fairly old and doesn't have a lot of the functionality that you would expect in a modern editor, such as code completion, comment blocks, etc.  I haven't tried using it but I know severaly of the programmers that script at IDEA use Notepad++, so you might want to give that a try.

Brian

Nagaraj Arali Wed, 01/09/2019 - 05:48

Hi Bobby,
I have idea script. exe file and I need to do few changes, how I can open the. exe file to change.
Unfortunately I do not have .iss file to change and convert to .exe file. 
Only way is need to open. exe file,  please help me in this regard.

Brian Element Wed, 01/09/2019 - 07:22

Hello Nagaraj,

Unfortunately there is no way to go backwards, what you will have to do is recreate the script.  The easiest way would be to run the exe file and then go to the history and use that to recreate the script.

Brian

Nagaraj Arali Wed, 01/09/2019 - 08:16

Thanks for replying,
In this case how to get "New dialog" and other stuff

Nagaraj Arali Wed, 01/09/2019 - 10:00

Actually it's complex script to identifying duplicate transactions with same base
For ex. If two transactions having same amount (one is +1200 and other is -1200 with same transaction ID "Sales")

Nagaraj Arali Wed, 01/09/2019 - 10:27

I can't see the script Brian, but whole idea is to identifying duplicates.
One amount column and one base column in which need identify duplicate.

Brian Element Wed, 01/09/2019 - 10:37

You won't be able to see the script with an executable, that is one of the reasons why you make an executable is so others can't change the script.  If the person who created it just used regular IDEA routines then there is a possibility of recreating it by first running it and then using the history to recreate the script.  You would need to recreate the dialog if there is one.  If they are doing something that is not recorded in the history then that will be lost as it is hidden and can't be accessed.

scotchy33 Thu, 01/10/2019 - 18:05

Here is my reversal / duplicate indicator script.  Brian could probably clean it up a bit to make it more elegant.
Scott