C/AL coding macros (auto-expand, auto-complete)

Shenpen

As my Navision Developer's Clipboard was not very successful (even I am not using it now - turned out to be too complicated...), there is another idea to speed up C/AL coding:

1. Go to www.autohotkey.com and download the software - this is a free macro tool.

2. Copypaste this macro:

#Hotstring EndChars `t`n
:O:val::VALIDATE("","");{LEFT 6}
:O:if::IF () THEN BEGIN{ENTER}END ELSE BEGIN{ENTER}END;{UP 2}
:O:find::FIND('-') THEN REPEAT{ENTER}UNTIL .NEXT=0;{HOME}{ENTER}{RIGHT 6}
:O:cl::CLEAR("");{LEFT 3}


what it does:

- when you type your usual Something.VALIDATE, stop at Something.VAL or val and press Enter or TAB and it will be autocompleted.

- when you type clear("something"); type CL or cl instead and press Enter or TAB

- when you do an IF, type IF or if and press Enter or TAB

- when you type a find-repeat cycle, type if something.FIND or find and press Enter or TAB


You can remove `t from the first line to turn of TAB and `n to turn off Enter - or you can add a space between them to turn on autocompletion for pressing space.