SAPIEN releases free script editor

[primal...@msn.com]

SAPIEN has released PrimalPad, a free editor application with coloring
for VBScript, JScript, PowerShell and ASP.
It's a single exe with no installation, so perfect for use from a
flash drive.
There is a 32 bit and a 64 bit version.

There is a blog article here: http://blog.sapien.com/index.php/2009/03/30/sometimes-all-you-need-is-an-editor/
and it can be downloaded from here: http://www.primaltools.com/communitytools/

[Scott]

Is there help for this program anywhere? I'm trying to configure it to
compile/run Java.

In settings, I changed JScript extension to "java", and added "*.java"
to the Extensions by Script Files at the top of the Settings.

Under Tool/Options/Tools, I added Compile and Run, with the path to
the exe for each in the command box, but I don't know what to put in
the Arguments and Initial directory box.

[Scott]

Anyone??

Primalpad seems like it could be a decent program, but with no help,
it is unusable for me.

[Luuk]

Scott schreef:

> Anyone??
>
> Primalpad seems like it could be a decent program, but with no help,
> it is unusable for me.
>
>
> On Fri, 15 May 2009 18:21:08 -0600, Scott <m...@home.net> wrote:
>
>> Is there help for this program anywhere? I'm trying to configure it to
>> compile/run Java.
>>

Java, JScript and Javascript are different things...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154585

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Luuk

[mayayana]

First, why are you asking in this group??

This is a VBScript group. Your question is
about Java in 3rd-party software. For 3rd-party
software ask the company. The fact that Sapien
spams this group doesn't make it a Sapien forum.

Second, why would you use a script editor for
Java? There are free IDEs for Java. And you also
need to install the Java VM. (The runtime.) And
that's a big topic that needs to be asked about
in a Java group.

[ekkehard.horner]

Scott schrieb:

> Anyone??
>
> Primalpad seems like it could be a decent program, but with no help,
> it is unusable for me.
>

Because of the lack of documentation I can't rule out that the things I
tried without success are possible still, but

(1) a command to run the current script with cscript would need
the full file specification as a parameter. I can't find a
symbol/macro that would allow me to insert the filespec
into the command's arguments

(2) if you test the tool feature with "dir" as command, a DOS-Box
opens (and closes immediately). I can't find a way to capture
the output of a command to a sub window/buffer

(3) while the syntax coloring works, I found no way to get Intellisense
or context-sensitve help/access to documentation

(4) there seems to be no project management at all

As such features come (to different degrees) with free/open source
software like Crimson Editor, PSPad, Komodo Edit, or JEdit - not to
speak of Eclipse or Netbeans - I *think* you should look at such
editors/IDEs.

[...]

[Bob Barrows]

I don't understand your problem. Did you look at the blog argument cited
in the post you replied to? See below if you missed that link.
If you looked at that blog article, how could you have failed to see the
link to their community support forums? Here it is:
http://support.sapien.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=10

That certainly seems a more likely place to get help with that software
than this vbscript newsgroup ...

Scott wrote:
> Anyone??
>
> Primalpad seems like it could be a decent program, but with no help,
> it is unusable for me.
>
>

>>> There is a blog article here:
>>>
http://blog.sapien.com/index.php/2009/03/30/sometimes-all-you-need-is-an-editor/
>>> and it can be downloaded from here:

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HTH,
Bob Barrows

[Scott]

My mistake. I didn't know they spammed the group, and I spaced the
fact that I was in the wrong group. Will try to pay more attention.

I was looking into a script editor to keep it simple. I'm new to Java,
and was not wanting a full blown IDE. I already have the Java VM
setup. I've been using Crimson Editor, but thought I might give this a
shot.

On Tue, 26 May 2009 09:17:41 -0400, "mayayana" <mayaX...@rcXXn.com>
wrote:

[PrimalScript]

For the record, we here at SAPIEN don't spam anything.
I posted about a free tool we developed in a newsgroup that
is pertinent to this type of application.
There was no cross posting either, even though other users
in different language versions of this group reposted the
message.
So all of this within the common sense rules of USENET
groups and not consider SPAM, sincere there isn't
even any commercial interest in a free tool.

Thank you

On May 30, 8:12 pm, Scott <m...@home.net> wrote:
> My mistake. I didn't know they spammed the group, and I spaced the
> fact that I was in the wrong group. Will try to pay more attention.
>
> I was looking into a script editor to keep it simple. I'm new to Java,
> and was not wanting a full blown IDE. I already have the Java VM
> setup. I've been using Crimson Editor, but thought I might give this a
> shot.
>

> On Tue, 26 May 2009 09:17:41 -0400, "mayayana" <mayaXXy...@rcXXn.com>

> wrote:
>
>
>
> >   First, why are you asking in this group??
>
> >   This is a VBScript group. Your question is
> >about Java in 3rd-party software. For 3rd-party
> >software ask the company. The fact that Sapien
> >spams this group doesn't make it a Sapien forum.
>
> >   Second, why would you use a script editor for
> >Java? There are free IDEs for Java. And you also
> >need to install the Java VM. (The runtime.) And
> >that's a big topic that needs to be asked about
> >in a Java group.
>
> >> Anyone??
>
> >> Primalpad seems like it could be a decent program, but with no help,
> >> it is unusable for me.
>
> >> On Fri, 15 May 2009 18:21:08 -0600, Scott <m...@home.net> wrote:
>
> >> >Is there help for this program anywhere? I'm trying to configure it to
> >> >compile/run Java.
>
> >> >In settings, I changed JScript extension to "java", and added "*.java"
> >> >to the Extensions by Script Files at the top of the Settings.
>
> >> >Under Tool/Options/Tools, I added Compile and Run, with the path to
> >> >the exe for each in the command box, but I don't know what to put in
> >> >the Arguments and Initial directory box.
>

> >> >On Sun, 10 May 2009 09:48:20 -0700 (PDT), primalscr...@msn.com wrote:
>
> >> >>SAPIEN has released PrimalPad, a free editor application with coloring
> >> >>for VBScript, JScript, PowerShell and ASP.
> >> >>It's a single exe with no installation, so perfect for use from a
> >> >>flash drive.
> >> >>There is a 32 bit and a 64 bit version.
>
> >> >>There is a blog article here:

> >http://blog.sapien.com/index.php/2009/03/30/sometimes-all-you-need-is...

[Alex K. Angelopoulos dot dot again at]

Just to clarify - not spam, any more than Bill Stewart is or I was when I
posted free tools I've worked on.

"Scott" <m...@home.net> wrote in message
news:94t325ljvna7bar16...@4ax.com...

[Reventlov]

Il giorno Tue, 2 Jun 2009 05:00:15 -0700 (PDT), PrimalScript <primal...@msn.com> ha
scritto:

>For the record, we here at SAPIEN don't spam anything.
>I posted about a free tool we developed in a newsgroup that
>is pertinent to this type of application.

I took it as pertinent to the newsgroup.
Anyway, PrimalPad is only an advanced notepad with keyword colouring. There are some other
similar products which are for free and some other cost a few dozens of dollars.
Once you have used intellisense you cannot go back to a notepad.
MSE7, available with MsOffice, includes intellisense. Office is not cheap, but many people
have it.

And VbsEdit has (or had) a free version which has an increasing sleep time when running
the script. Which is boring when you run it the tenth time and you have to wait a lot.

Giovanni
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Giovanni Cenati (Bergamo, Italy)
Write to "Reventlov" at katamail com
http://digilander.libero.it/Cenati (Esempi e programmi in VbScript)
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