How to run script automaticly

[Musisback]

How to run script automaticly at certain instant?

For example at the starting or closing of the programme, or when we print.

That would be very handy,

Thanks,

[maarten.]

You can make a menucommando that will run your script and at the ending call the rpint dialog:

PROCEDURE BlaBla;
BEGIN
{your code}
DoMenuTextByName('Print',0);
END;
RUN(BlaBla);

I gues you can do the same when you open a file (not tested):

PROCEDURE BlaBla;
BEGIN
DoMenuTextByName('Open',0);
{your code}
END;
RUN(BlaBla);

As far as i know it's not possible to automatically run a script at the begin or end of the program.

[WhoCanDo]

I've been asking for the same for a while now.

Just like Excel will run Private Sub Workbook_Open() I would like to do a bit of setup as the stationary sheet is opened.

[maarten.]

There's some helpfull information about this in "What VectorScript Can't Do" in the "VS Language Guide".

[Musisback]

You can make a menucommando that will run your script and at the ending call the rpint dialog:

PROCEDURE BlaBla;
BEGIN
{your code}
DoMenuTextByName('Print',0);
END;
RUN(BlaBla);

I gues you can do the same when you open a file (not tested):

PROCEDURE BlaBla;
BEGIN
DoMenuTextByName('Open',0);
{your code}
END;
RUN(BlaBla);

I tried it to update automaticly a "date PIO" so that I always know at what time my file is printed. Well, it does not work. For some raison, it prints the file before updating the drawing. I tried to add wait(1) and redrawall to my script to let the time to update, is doesn't change anything....

[maarten.]

There's an example on the Belgium forum of a script that does just what you need. Search for the topic "bestandsnaam op plannen" and in post 100 you'll find the finished script.