Rockwell Automation 1747-PBASE BASIC Development Software Programming Manual - Manual (Page 15)

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Chapter
1
Installing the Software
This chapter begins with a general description of your BASIC Development
Software and then steps you through installing the software on your personal
computer. Major topics include:
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a general description of the BASIC Development Software
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the necessary hardware for installation
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the BASIC Development Software disk sets
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how to install your software
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how to back up your disks
What Your Software
Does This section provides a general outline of what the BASIC Development Software
can do. Standard features of the BASIC Development Software include:
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communication terminal capabilities
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debugger feature to troubleshoot software that is executing on the BASIC or
BASIC-T module
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translator utility to convert BASIC Development Software programs for
downloading to the module
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windows that allow you to edit up to 100 files (or different parts of the same
files) simultaneously
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adjacent window function for easy movement between split windows
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pull-down menu system and QuickStroke shortcuts
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dynamic display function key labels with
[Shift] [Ctrl]
and
[Alt]
keys
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user-definable keystroke macros that allow you to replace a series of commonly
used keystrokes with a single keystroke
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undo up to 65,535 operations and then redo the last undo
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line, stream, and columnar block operations, including inter-window copy,
move, and cut-and-paste capability
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search and replace multi-file search across directories or files
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DOS shell and DOS directory shell with multi-directory display
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Hypertext help that provides a context-sensitive on-line help system, available
at all times
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automatic extension that allows specific default setups for editing, translating,
and compiling
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language support (auto-indent, construct matching) for BASIC