BASIC stamp manual v2.2

Using the BASIC Stamp Editor

Page 62 • BASIC Stamp Syntax and Reference Manual 2.2 • www.parallax.com

into a single BASIC Stamp Editor, including an editor that is already

running. The “Multiple Editors” option will cause a new BASIC Stamp

Editor to open each time you open an associated BASIC Stamp file from

any Explorer-shell.

Also, by associating BASIC Stamp source code with the editor, Windows

will provide an “Open With Stamp Editor” option when right-clicking on

that source code from any Explorer-shell.

The “New file template” field allows you to specify a file to load each time

the File  New function is selected. The file will be loaded into the new

edit page, but the name will be set to “Untitled#”; where # is an

automatically generated number. This feature provides a convenient way

to start every new source code project with a specified code template of

your choosing. Note that once this feature is set, you may hold down the

Shift key while selecting File  New, or clicking the New File toolbar

button, to suppress the loading of the code template and thus end up with

a blank edit page.

The “Upon startup, initial directory is” field affects what directory is

initially selected in the integrated explorer and the Open and Save As

dialog boxes when the editor is started. The default is “Last Used,”

meaning the initial directory will be that which was most recently used by

the editor. If this setting is changed to “Set Via Shortcut” the editor will

initially view the directory indicated by the “Start in” field of the

Windows shortcut that launched the editor. The other options include the

default module directories and favorite directories.

The Module Directories list contains a list of module-specific directories

that are called the “default module directories.” Upon installation of the

BASIC Stamp Editor software, the PBASIC source code examples in this

text are copied to the installation folder and organized into appropriate

subfolders. If the default installation folder is used during software

installation, the source code files will be copied to a path similar to:

C:\Program Files\Parallax Inc\Stamp Editor 2.2\BS1, BS2, BS2sx..., etc.

The BASIC Stamp Editor automatically sets its default directories to point

to these source code examples, making them immediately available via the

File  Open From… and File  Save To... menus as well as the Recent list

in the integrated explorer panel.

INITIAL DIRECTORY ON STARTUP.

ODULE DIRECTORIES.

PEN WITH STAMP EDITOR OPTION.

EW FILE TEMPLATE FEATURE.