This topic will help you learn how to use all the options available in the PowerBASIC Integrated Development Environment (which we will refer to as the IDE). You will learn how to use the editor, move from window to window, menu to menu, and choose menu commands. The Integrated Debugger is discussed in an earlier chapter.
To launch the IDE, double-click the PBEDIT.EXE icon, type PBEDIT at the command-line, or use the START menu entry.
The PB/Win editor (PBEDIT.EXE) can also be launched from the command-line, and supports the following command-line options:
PBEDIT.EXE [/G:row,col:] [/P:MainFile] [Filename]
The command-line options may be prefixed with either a forward-slash (/) or a hyphen (-). Multiple files can be specified for the Filename parameter, each separated by space characters. Long file names should be enclosed in double-quote marks (").
The /G: command-line option causes the IDE to move the caret to the row and column specified. For example, /G:10,20: cause the caret to start at line 10, column 20. The /G option must be terminated by a trailing colon.
PBEDIT.EXE /G:10,20: "Project Bluepad.bas"
The /P: command-line option specifies the name of the file that will be set as the Primary Source File. This option is useful when working on large applications that span multiple source code files, especially when loading multiple files at startup. When a compile/execute/debug operation begins, the IDE automatically uses the Primary Source File as the "main" file, regardless of which other files are loaded or have focus in the IDE.
The Primary Source File will be one of the files loaded into the IDE.
PBEDIT.EXE /P:Project.bas "Support Library.inc" Project.rc "Data file index.txt"
See Also
Primary Source File Dialog Box