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Designing Labels
Working with Variable Data
11/29/2011 13857L-003
Using Expression Editor
The labeling software has a simple text built-in editor. You can use it to design your own
simple Visual Basic scripts.
The Expression editor is a programming text editor with constant access to command
reference of the script language you are currently using.
The Expression editor lets you edit your scripts and expressions with ease. The
Load and Save
buttons allow you to import / export Visual Basic scripts from / to external text files. The
editor uses standard shortcuts for positioning of the cursor and working with text files.
Standard Search and Replace shortcuts (
Ctrl + F, Ctrl + R) are also available.
The working window is divided into four parts.
Language Help: The button will open the help file with the detailed reference of the Visual
Basic script.
Category This section contains the groups of available commands, functions, and
operators. Similar objects have been grouped together for easier
identification and faster search.
The groups are displayed as a tree-view. Select the main group name to
display all its contents into the
Name section. Or you can click the plus
sign in front of the group name (if available) to display all defined
sub-groups. Then select the sub-group name to display only its contents.
Name This section will display the contents of the selected group in the
Category section. All available commands, functions, operators etc. will
be listed here. If you select one of them, its properties will be displayed in
the
Description section. If you want to insert the selected operands into
the Expression field, double click its name or click the
Insert button.
Expression This section is the main workplace of the Expression editor. Use it to
write and modify the script you are working on.
Description This section displays the name, sample use and description of the
currently selected operand in the
Name section.
You will get an idea of how the current operand should be used.