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Q82292: Example PWB Macro That Works Similar to QuickC DEL Key

Article: Q82292
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): MS-DOS:1.0,1.1,2.0; OS/2:1.0,1.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Programmer's Workbench for MS-DOS, versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 
- Microsoft Programmer's Workbench for OS/2, versions 1.0, 1.1 
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The Programmer's WorkBench (PWB), which ships with many Microsoft
languages, has the ability to use user defined macros. This feature
allows it to emulate some of the keystrokes of other editors.

The following sample macro and key assignment for PWB to emulate the QuickC
editor's DEL key. If the DEL key is pressed when the cursor is at the end
of a line, the following line will be moved to the current line.

Place the following macro after the [PWB] tag in the TOOLS.INI file.

Sample Macro
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  ;Macro to delete like QC

  QCdelete:= savecur -> endline meta begline ->nextline restcur left   \ 
             ->noleft right ->nextline :>noleft delete => :>nextline   \ 
             down meta begline emacscdel

  QCdelete:del

Additional query words: kbinf 1.00 1.10 2.00

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbPWBSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbPWB100DOS kbPWB110DOS kbPWB200DOS kbPWB100OS2 kbPWB110OS2
Version           : MS-DOS:1.0,1.1,2.0; OS/2:1.0,1.1

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