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

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CD → Get or Set the current working directory

CD Show the current directory. result: the full path of the current directory

CD dir

Set the current directory to dir. result: the full path of the selected directory or an empty string if the command fails

CD /diropt

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

• /Work → goto the STx working directory
• /Root → goto the STx program or installation directory
• /Dialog → show a dialog to select the current directory

result: the full path of the selected directory or an empty string if the command fails or it was canceled

Notes

• The command PWD can be used as alias for the commandCD

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CLEAR → Clear console window or command history

CLEAR WINDOW

Clear the console window.

CLEAR STACK
CLEAR HISTORY

Clear the command history.

Notes

• The command CLS is an alias for CLEAR WINDOW
• The result of the command CLEAR is always an empty string

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EXIT → Close the Console window

EXIT

Close the Console window. The command history and the console settings are saved automatically. The Console application is also terminated, if the command window can be closed with the mouse or a hotkey.

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LIST →

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LOG →

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LS →

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SETCON →

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STS →

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STX → Start an STx application

STX appname [appargs]

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USE →

See also

Programmer Guide