Code Editor: Column Select / Edit Mode
Using Report Studio in Code mode provides a richly featured code editor, including the ability to perform column-based selection and editing. There are two methods:
- Hold down Shift + Alt, then click and drag with the mouse:
- Move the cursor to where you want to start the selection from, then hold Ctrl + Alt, and use up / down arrow keys:
Why is this useful?
Any edit you make is applied to all selected rows simultaneously. For example:
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Change a macro parameter value in all rows of a list table:
(Shift + Alt, click-n-drag method)
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Insert (or delete) a ‘multi-line comment block’ to easily and quickly test different versions of a macro during report development in the same rmscript file:
(Ctrl + Alt + up/down arrow key method):
Community Request
When developing reports, such code editing short-cuts can be a real time-saver and productivity boost. Please share any others that you have found… 