LSIDE - where is it?

[Steve Reeves]

Hi all

Been working on my first ever lscript and am really pleased how it is turning out - hopefully be of use to others when I finish and release it.

I've been using notepad to write the script. Works OK. But I have documentation for LSIDE that looks like it might well save me time. Hunted the LW docs (electronic version for 7.5) and done a search in google etc. but I cannot find LSIDE!!

I may well be missing the stunningly obvious - but I can't find it anywhere in LW 7.5d.

Where is it???? Really appreciate a pointer.

Many thanks

[evenflcw]

It should be in your \Lightwave\Programs\ directory where all the other executives for LW are aswell.

[Steve Reeves]

Thanks. DOH! :rolleyes:

I looked in the plugins and script directories and searched for "lside" but these would not have picked up "lsid.exe" in the programs folder. Should have looked there shouldn't I!!

Many thanks, well away now.

[ArtHowe]

Hey there Steve,

You will find LSED.exe (LSED in OS X) which is the actual LScript Editor and LSID.exe (LSID in OS X) which is the graphical LScript Interface Designer in your programs directory.

Art

[Steve Reeves]

Thanks Art,

Found it. It is only version 1.3.1 though - I beleive that there is a newer version out that has a debugger and stuff. I've mailed Newtek to see how I can get it - can't find it on the Newtek website and Google not turned up much.

So, just emailed Newtek tech support to see what they say.

Thanks again.

[ArtHowe]

Ah, there is no longer a separate executable for the debugger. To bring it up, simply add the following call inside the function you wish to debug in your script:

debug();

When you execute the script the debugger will pop up. Don't forget to remove the call once you have fixed your issue. :)

Also if you have technical support issues, please feel free to e-mail me directly for a relatively speedy reponse. The company I own with Scott Wheeler and Brian Marshall has taken over the development and support of LScript for NewTek. :)

Art

[Steve Reeves]

Hi again Art,

Thanks for the tip about debug();

I had actually tried that, but outside the main{} - DOH!! Anyway, now that I have a debugger I am well away! I cannot believe that I was using loadsof info(); statements to track the variables with this little beauty sitting there! Ah well - code and learn :)

Out of interest is v1.3.1 the latest verison of LSED?

Thanks for that Art, and for the offer of tech support - awesome service :)

Kindest regards