Editor Templates (Macros) options

The Templates page lets you manage the set of macros, or templates, available in your workspace. This page appears when you select Window > Preferences > Progress OpenEdge > Editor > > Templates (Macros).

This page provides the following options:

Template list	Displays the available templates. Templates that are checked are available for use; those that are not checked are disabled.
Preview	Displays the pattern for the selected template.
New	Launches the New Template dialog to add a template.
Edit	Launches the Edit Template dialog to enable you to edit the definition of the selected template.
Remove	Deletes the selected templates.
Restore Removed	Undoes any deletions.
Revert to Default	Undoes changes to the selected templates, resetting them to their default definitions. This command is available only when all selected entries are predefined templates installed with Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge.
Import	Imports an XML file of template definitions.
Export	Writes the selected template definitions to an XMl file, abbreviations.xml by default.
Restore Defaults	Resets the list of templates to its as-installed state, undoing all modifications.
Apply	Stores your changes to the current workspace configuration.

Note: Macros created in versions earlier than OpenEdge 10.1C are not compatible with the current version and must be migrated to templates before you can use them. If you have such macros in your workspace, select OpenEdge > Migration > Migrate 10.1A or 10.1B Macros to Templates to launch the migration tool.

Default ABL Editor templates

Default ABL Editor templates are listed in the table below. The string ${cursor} in the pattern is a control sequence that is not expanded, but rather determines where the cursor is positioned after the template is expanded.

Sequence	Description	Associated Pattern
&FR	Frame name	{&FRAME-NAME} ${cursor}
&GL	Global name	&GLOBAL-DEFINE ${cursor}
&SC	Scope defined	&SCOPED-DEFINE ${cursor}
CMT	Comment	/* ${cursor} */
DED	Event with delegate	DEFINE EVENT ${cursor} DELEGATE
DES	Event with signature	DEFINE EVENT ${cursor} SIGNATURE
DVCH	Character variable	DEFINE VARIABLE ${cursor} AS CHARACTER
DVDE	Decimal variable	DEFINE VARIABLE ${cursor} AS DECIMAL
DVDT	Date variable	DEFINE VARIABLE ${cursor} AS DATE
DVHN	Handle variable	DEFINE VARIABLE ${cursor} AS HANDLE
DVIN	Integer variable	DEFINE VARIABLE ${cursor} AS INTEGER
DVLG	Logical variable	DEFINE VARIABLE ${cursor} AS LOGICAL
DVMP	CHAR variable	DEFINE VARIABLE ${cursor} AS MEMPTR
DVRI	ROWID variable	DEFINE VARIABLE ${cursor} AS ROWID
DVWH	Widget variable	DEFINE VARIABLE ${cursor} AS WIDGET
IOPCH	Character INPUT-OUTPUT	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS CHARACTER
IOPDE	Decimal INPUT-OUTPUT	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS DECIMAL
IOPDT	Date INPUT-OUTPUT	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS DATE
IOPHN	Handle INPUT-OUTPUT	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS HANDLE
IOPIN	Integer INPUT-OUTPUT	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS INTEGER
IOPLG	Logical INPUT-OUTPUT	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS LOGICAL
IOPMP	Memptr INPUT-OUTPUT	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS MEMPTR
IOPRI	ROWID INPUT-OUTPUT	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS ROWID
IOPWH	Widget INPUT-OUTPUT	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS WIDGET
IPCH	Character INPUT	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS CHARACTER
IPDE	Decimal INPUT	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS DECIMAL
IPDT	Date INPUT	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS DATE
IPHN	Handle INPUT	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS HANDLE
IPIN	Integer INPUT	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS INTEGER
IPLG	Logical INPUT	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS LOGICAL
IPMP	Memptr INPUT	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS MEMPTR
IPRI	ROWID INPUT	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS ROWID
IPWH	Widget INPUT	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS WIDGET
MES	Message	MESSAGE ${cursor}
OPCH	Char OUTPUT	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS CHARACTER
OPDE	Decimal OUTPUT	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS DECIMAL
OPDT	Date OUTPUT	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS DATE
OPHN	Handle OUTPUT	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS HANDLE
OPIN	Integer OUTPUT	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS INTEGER
OPLG	Logical OUTPUT	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS LOGICAL
OPMP	Memptr OUTPUT	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS MEMPTR
OPRI	ROWID OUTPUT	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS ROWID
OPWH	Widget OUTPUT	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER ${cursor} AS WIDGET