Calcpad version 5.8

[Proektsoftbg]

Macros and includes were added:

Inline string variable:

#def {var name}$ = {content}

Multiline string variable:

#def {var name}$ 
{line 1}
{line 2}
...
#end def

Inline macro:

#def {macro name}$({param1}$; {param2}$; ...) = {content}

Multiline macro:

#def {macro name}$({param1}$; {param2}$; ...)  
{line 1}
{line 2}
...
#end def

Usage:

{var name}$ 
{macro name}$({arg1}; {arg2}; ...)  

Include external module (that will not be included):
#include {filename}
Open local section in a module:
#local
Open global section in a module:
#global

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This discussion was created from the release Calcpad version 5.8.

[cser]

It's very cool that this works:

#def macro$(x$; y$; text$) = '<text x="x$" y="y$">'text$'</text>
a_1 = 100
#val
'<svg>
macro$(10; 20; 'a₁='a_1)
macro$(10; 50; 'a₀='10+30)
'</svg>
#equ

[Proektsoftbg]

Nice example, I played a little bit with it. You can move the text anywhere, by changing x$ and y$ coordinates, right? :)

I am so excited. It seems that macros can be a very powerful feature. One can create a library with many useful html, css and JS helpers and organize it as modules. Then, you can #include the module and use the macro functions to decorate your output. I made another example for subscript and superscript:

#def sub$(x$) = <sub>x$</sub>
#def sup$(x$) = <sup>x$</sup>
#def sel$(target$) = 'Select option: <select data-target="target$"> 
#def opt$(v$; s$) = '<option value="v$">s$</option>
#def end_sel$ = '</select>

'Area -'A = 10'msup$(2) 
'ksub$(1), ksub$(2) and ksub$(3) are additional factors
sel$(tar)
opt$(1; Option 1)
opt$(2; Option 2)
opt$(3; Option 3)
end_sel$
'<p id="tar"> Value'n = ? '</p>

[cser]

Yea, subscript already used Subindex is usable too

[cser]

@Proektsoftbg, Is #include working? I tried local/global/like-url path/with/without brackets - writes that "File not found"

[Proektsoftbg]

Yes, it works. Can you please share your script?
Maybe there is some error in the filename.

[Proektsoftbg]

Use normal slash "c:...\filename.cpd".

[cser]

@Proektsoftbg Sorry, I tried #include {C:...\filename.cpd} >_<
…instead of #include C:...\filename.cpd
Relative path works - it's good.

[cser]

No, I can't understand, does it works with relative path or not.
Now it shows Error in "#include common.cpd" on line [[1](about:blank#0)]: Invalid symbol '#'., expected "File not found" at least
And no errors with #include D:\temp\common.cpd

[Proektsoftbg]

Hi, @cser! I checked both options work fine on my side - with relative and absolute paths. I also tested nested inclusion, where the included files reference other files inside, etc. upto 4 (named "a", "b", "c" and "d"):

Can you pelase share your source code or some screenshots? Are both files in the same directory?

BTW I fixed the angle units issue and a few more bugs. I made a new release v5.8.1. Now, we have rad and grad units and can convert between them. deg units do not fall appart imediately after use, like MathCAD. They persist and you can do various operations with them without loosing the inits.

Check the release notes for version 5.8.1

[cser]

@Proektsoftbg Hellow, Ned!
Source code has nothing complex (path D:\temp). And I remember that something like it worked before. Floating bug?
temp.zip
Writes Error in "#include common.cpd" on line [1]: Invalid symbol '#'.
(it's still for 5.8)

[cser]

It works after 5.8.1 installing. I don't know why

[Proektsoftbg]

I tried your example and it did not work at first. Then, it suddenly worked. I played a little while and I found that it depends on how you open the file. If you open it with double-clicking the file, it is a problem.

Now, I think that I finally fixed this, so that it should work in all cases. Also, made it to display the appropriate message, if the file is not found (instead of Invalid symbol '#'). There were some other issues with displaying error messages, which I fixed.

I ammended version 5.8.1. You can download it again, uninstall the old version and install the new one.