User Guide/STX Console

The Console is a command line interface to an STx shell. It can be started from the Script Controller or the menu entry "Run > BScript" of the log window.

The Console can

1. process commands on a line by line basis
2. process multiple commands pasted from the clipboard
3. maintain a command history; you can use the up/down keys to navigate to commands and the tab key for command completion

The Console cannot

1. process STx control commands like IF, FOR, DO, WHILE, BREAK and CONTINUE

Special Commands implemented by the Console Application

CD

PWD

Show the current directory.

result: the full path of the current directory

CD dir

PWD dir

Set the current directory to dir

result: the full path of the current directory or an empty string if the command fails

CD /diropt

PWD /diropt

Set the current directory to the path selected by the option diropt.

/Work &larrow STx working directory

CLS

CLEAR WINDOW

Clear the console window.

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CLEAR EXIT LIST LOG LS SETCON STS STX USE

See also

Programmer Guide