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Editor Pane

Use the Editor pane, which is located in the center of the Script Editor, to write your scripts in. Any custom script that you write is run when you print your document.

There are two methods that you can use to write your scripts. You can manually enter your script into the pane, or you can use the Script Assistant pane and browse through the BarTender code snippet library. When you double-click a snippet, it is automatically entered into the editing area of the Editor pane.

To open a list of available snippets, press Ctrl+J on your keyboard, and then start typing the snippet name. When the correct one appears in the list, select it, and then press Enter on your keyboard.

Using the Editor Pane Toolbar

Use the editor pane toolbar, which is located above the editor pane, to customize your scripts. The following options are available:

Deletes the text and copies it to the Clipboard so that you can paste it elsewhere.

Copies the text to the Clipboard so that you can paste it elsewhere.

Pastes a copy of the text that is stored on the Clipboard into the Editor pane.

Undoes the previous action.

Redoes the previously undone action.

Indents the text.

Outdents the text.

Comments the selected line of code.

Uncomments the selected line of code.

Tests the script and then displays the results in the Output pane.

Protecting a VBScript

You can password-protect a Visual Basic script to prevent unauthorized users from editing it. You set up this process by using the BarTender Document Password dialog and then complete it in the Editor pane of the Script Editor.

ClosedTo protect a VBScript

  1. Open BarTender.

  2. Open the document that contains the VBScript that you want to protect.

  3. On the File menu, click BarTender Document Password to open the BarTender Document Password dialog.

  4. Under New Password, enter a password.

  5. Under Confirm Password, re-enter the password.

  6. Optionally, enter a password hint.

  7. Under Protected Actions, click to select the Modify Protected VB Script(s) check box.

  8. Click OK to close the dialog.

  9. In the open BarTender document, open the VBScript that you want to protect in the Script Editor.

  10. At the bottom of the Editor pane, click to select the Protected by Document Password check box.

  11. Click Close to close the Script Editor. The next time a user tries to open the protected VBScript, he or she is prompted to enter the document password that you configured.

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