Script editor not opening consistently.

[bobclevenger]

Sometimes when opening the script editor (on the same script) it opens normally (with the script steps in order and check boxes to enable/disable steps) but other times it opens directly into the text editor. When it opens with the text editor this behaviour can persist many times... and then one time it will go back to "normal" opening.

Any ideas as to causes and/or cures are welcome and appreciated.

[LeviFiction]

Not really, no. Custom scripts that have been edited usually will always open in a text editor because it can't be properly edited by the script editor. So it's a parsing issue, though what specifically tips it off that it should open in a text editor or not I don't know. I've never had issues with a single script being inconsistent like this but I do a lot of custom edits so I haven't really paid attention either.

[bobclevenger]

Yes, this only happens on scripts that have been edited. But I prepare the edited part as a separate script that has only that part in it. That "mini-script" opens just fine. I copy and past it into a larger script and the large script opens fine -- for a while, and then it opens in the text editor. Sometimes after that it opens normally -- for a while. I am beginning to believe in gremlins.

[bobclevenger]

Well, edited scripts are reliably opening directly in the text editor -- mostly.

If I alter a static file name in the "File Save As:" script to a different file name (real or not) the script opens in the editor in a normal manner -- no problem -- but if I use the "+App.TargetDocument.Title," parameter in place of the static file name the script opens in the text editor. Even if I just add a comment line in this area of the script it opens in the text editor, but not if the comment is before or after this area. If I spoke Python I might understand this, but I do not. Feeling frustrated and a bit stupid.

[LeviFiction]

That's not Python specific, that's just the PSP parser. PSP formats its scripts in a specific way, for example all spacing is done with 4 spaces per indent (no tabs). Each block of text has a comment at the beginning but not anywhere in the middle of the parameter list, each parameter is on its own line, each command has at least the GeneralSettings parameter set if not any others, PSP will never record a script with certain commands or object member calls like App.TargetDocument or 'GetCommandInfo'. But it will use App.Constants.xxx etc. So there are clues it is supposed to use to make the determination. What's causing the inconsistency for you, I can't say. Maybe PSP just doesn't have a great parser.

[bobclevenger]

OK. I learned a little today. I guess I shall just have to wait for the next version of PSP and hope Corel changes this behaviour. Thanks for the insight.