I am creating a new syntax file but I am having problems where a variable contains a period or a dollar sign (. $). If the variable name contains one of the keywords such as DATA and the variable name is TOP.DATA, the DATA portion of the variable is highlighted.
How do I stop that from happening?
Syntax Highlighting
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Keith MacDonald
RE: Syntax Highlighting
Steve,
Try adding a dummy keyword, such as "a.b". That will force TextPad to treat "." as part of keywords, so it will look for a match on "TOP.DATA", rather than "TOP" and "DATA". Obviously, this can cause side effects, if keywords can actually be bounded by "." in your language.
Keith MacDonald
Helios Software Solutions
Try adding a dummy keyword, such as "a.b". That will force TextPad to treat "." as part of keywords, so it will look for a match on "TOP.DATA", rather than "TOP" and "DATA". Obviously, this can cause side effects, if keywords can actually be bounded by "." in your language.
Keith MacDonald
Helios Software Solutions