A Taste of Script
The tools for working with scripts are located in the “Code” tab of the FastReport designer. When switching to this tab, the IDE looks like this:
Key to the labelling above:
1 – “Code” tab
2 – script editor pane
3 – drop-down list for selecting the language in which the script is written
4 – debugger toolbar
- run report in debugging mode (F9)
- run to cursor (F4)
- execute the regular code line (Step into, F7)
- interrupt running script (Ctrl+F2)
- preview value of expression (Evaluate, Ctrl+F7)
- toggle breakpoint (F5)
5 - “Watches” pane
6 – bookmarks and breakpoints are displayed in this column; also, line of executing code highlighted here
List of the shortcut keys which can be used in the script editor:
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Cursor arrows | move cursor |
| PageUp, PageDown | go to previous/next page |
| Ctrl+PageUp | go to beginning of the text |
| Ctrl+PageDown | go to end of the text |
| Home | go to beginning of the line |
| End | go to end of the line |
| Enter | go to next line |
| Delete | delete symbol at cursor position; delete selected text |
| Backspace | delete symbol to the left of the cursor |
| Ctrl+Y | delete current line |
| Ctrl+Z | undo last action (up to 32 events) |
| Shift+Cursor arrows | select a text block |
| Ctrl+A | select whole text |
| Ctrl+U | shift selected block by 2 symbols to the left |
| Ctrl+I | shift selected block by 2 symbols to the right |
| Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Insert | copy selected block to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+V, Shift+Insert | paste text from the clipboard |
| Ctrl+X, Shift+Delete | cut selected block to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+Shift+<number> | set bookmark with <number> 0..9 on the current line |
| Ctrl+<number> | jump to bookmark <number> |
| Ctrl+F | search a line |
| Ctrl+R | replace a line |
| F3 | repeated search/replacement from the cursor position |
| F4 | set breakpoint for script to run to (Run to cursor) |
| Ctrl+F2 | reset the script |
| Ctrl+F7 | preview value of variable (Evaluate) |
| F9 | run the script (Run) |
| F7 or F8 | execute code line (Step into) |
| Ctrl + Space | show list of methods and properties of object |
| Ctrl+Shift+Delete | delete word to right of cursor |
| Ctrl+Shift+Backspace | delete word to left of cursor |