Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: SyntaxColoring.AddTag

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SyntaxColoring.AddTag

Adds a new color tag for script step, variable, function or formula coloring.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Server	FileMaker Cloud	FileMaker iOS SDK
SyntaxColoring	3.0	Yes	No	No	No	No

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; Selector; Text; Color )

Parameters

Parameter Description Example value

Selector What item to color with this tag. Can be ScriptStep, Function, Variable or Formula. "Formula"

Text The name of the item. Up to five words from the left name of the command. "If"

Color The color value. Can be one of a few english color names or "#123456" notation like in html. "red"

Parameter	Description	Example value
Selector	What item to color with this tag. Can be ScriptStep, Function, Variable or Formula.	"Formula"
Text	The name of the item. Up to five words from the left name of the command.	"If"
Color	The color value. Can be one of a few english color names or "#123456" notation like in html.	"red"

Result

Returns OK on success.

Description

Adds a new color tag for script step, variable, function or formula coloring.
Settings are saved in preferences files and you can use different settings in different FileMaker versions.
Works with FileMaker 11 and 12.

Default tags defined for script steps:

Sonst	blue
Sonst,	blue
Wenn	blue
Ende	blue
Schleife	teal
Verlasse	teal
If	blue
Else	blue
End If	blue
Loop	teal
End Loop	teal
Exit Loop	teal
Si	blue
Simon	blue
Fin de si	blue
Boucle	teal
Fin de Boucle	teal
commented formula	red

Possible tag names for syntax coloring in calculations:

Name	Default
round bracket color	blue
square bracket color	purple
curly bracket color	purple
wrong bracket color	red
text color	teal
variable color	plum
tilde variable color	-
underscore variable color	-
cent variable color	-
plus sign color	-
minus sign color	-
function color	-
and sign color	-
slash sign color	-
star sign color	-
paragraph sign color	-
caret sign color	-
equal sign color	-
not equal sign color	-
bigger sign color	-
smaller sign color	-
bigger equal sign color	-
smaller equal sign color	-
number color	-
comment color	-
function color	-
and color	-
or color	-
not color	-
xor color	-
field color	-

Some color names you can use for syntax coloring:
Black, Gray, DarkGray, LightGray, Blue, Brown, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Orange, Purple, Red, Yellow, White, alternateSelectedControlColor, alternateSelectedControlTextColor, controlBackgroundColor, controlColor, controlDarkShadowColor, controlHighlightColor, controlLightHighlightColor, controlShadowColor, controlTextColor, disabledControlTextColor, gridColor, headerColor, headerTextColor, highlightColor, keyboardFocusIndicatorColor, knobColor, scrollBarColor, secondarySelectedControlColor, selectedControlColor, selectedControlTextColor, selectedKnobColor, selectedMenuItemColor, selectedMenuItemTextColor, selectedTextBackgroundColor, selectedTextColor, shadowColor, textBackgroundColor, textColor, windowBackgroundColor, windowFrameColor, windowFrameTextColor, Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Spindrift, Sky, Lavender, Carnation, Licorice, Snow, Salmon, Banana, Flora, Ice, Orchid, Bubblegum, Lead, Mercury, Tangerine, Lime, "Sea Foam", Aqua, Grape, Strawberry, Tungsten, Silver, Maraschino, Lemon, Spring, Turquoise, Blueberry, Magenta, Iron, Magnesium, Mocha, Fern, Moss, Ocean, Eggplant, Maroon, Steel, Aluminum, Cayenne, Asparagus, Clover, Teal, Midnight, Plum, Tin and Nickel.

Examples

Enable coloring for set variable script step in German:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "ScriptStep"; "Variable setzen"; "#FF0000" )

Set blue color for round bracket:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "Formula"; "round bracket color"; "blue" )

Set green color for equal sign:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "Formula"; "equal bracket color"; "green" )

Set green color for plus sign:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "Formula"; "plus sign color"; "#00FF00" )

Enable coloring for set variable script step for missing field:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "ScriptStep"; "*<Missing Field>*"; "#FF0000" )

Color Hole() function blue in formulas:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "Function"; "Hole"; "blue" )

Color variable $$UserID blue in formulas:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "Variable"; "$$UserID"; "blue" )

Color all other functions in light red:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "Formula"; "function color"; "Salmon" )

Set comment color to gray:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "Formula"; "comment color"; "gray" )

Set color for undefined variables in script to red:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "ScriptStep"; "undefined variable color"; "red" )

Set color for tilde variable names:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "Formula"; "tilde variable color"; "green" )

Set color for underscore variable names:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "Formula"; "underscore variable color"; "red" )

Set color for cent variable names:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "Formula"; "cent variable color"; "green" )

Set color for field names:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "Formula"; "field color"; "blue" )

Set color for and:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "Formula"; "and color"; "red" )

Set comment script steps to be dark green:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "ScriptStep"; "#"; "#007700" )

Color red all values starting with comment:

MBS( "SyntaxColoring.AddTag"; "ScriptStep"; "*Value: /**"; "red" )

Example Databases

Mac only/SyntaxColoring for Mac

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 28th April 2018

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