How to (un)comment multiple lines of code in Studio

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Iryna Mykhailova · Dec 8, 2022

A quick question. What's the shortcut to uncomment multiple lines of code in Studio? And what's the shortcut to comment out multiple lines of code in Studio?

Thanks in advance!

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Marcel den Ouden · Dec 8, 2022

https://docs.intersystems.com/irislatest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls...

There are comment/uncomment options for both single lines and blocks, including keyboard shortcuts:

https://docs.intersystems.com/irislatest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls...

So: Ctrl+/ and Ctrl+Shift+/ should help.

Good luck!

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2022-12-09T06:09:59-05:00

Iryna Mykhailova · Dec 9, 2022

Does it work for you? I have 2022.2 and it doesn't work I press and nothing happens.

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score 0 · Answer 2 · 2022-12-09T09:29:08-05:00

using InterSystems Studio Client 2022.2.0 Build 368
the 2nd Menue shows to me
- <CTRL> + # ,... for commenting
- <CTRL>+ <SHIFT> + #
- <CTRL> + <ALT> + # ... for block commenting
- <CTRL>+ <SHIFT> + <ALT> + #

score 0 · Answer 3 · 2022-12-09T12:06:35-05:00

Ive never tried the CTRL+ options before but teh CYRL+/ didnt work for me either.

Im not sure that keyboard shortcuts is what you are asking for though as /* comments out anything below it and */ terminates the commented lines i.e,

set A=1

/*

set A=2

set B=A

*/

write A // (which now equals 1)

write B // (which now causes an error)

quit

score 0 · Answer 4 · 2022-12-11T14:00:03-05:00

Sure, I know /* */ work.

But students use different IDEs so they get used to some behavior and adding multiline comments is apparently one of them. In my Studio it shows like this and the menu works but the shortcuts don't.

score 0 · Answer 5 · 2022-12-11T16:08:16-05:00

It seems there are different Studio versions around that cause confusion,

Could be a Keyboard dependency ?
I use a German keyboard where # is close / on a US keyboard,
might be * or ! on a French keyboard (just guessing)

score 0 · Answer 6 · 2022-12-12T04:48:15-05:00

Iryna Mykhailova · Dec 12, 2022

I don't really care what are the exact keystrokes, I just want them to work, and they don't

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score 1 · Answer 7 · 2022-12-12T06:26:37-05:00

Alexander Koblov · Dec 12, 2022

Make sure that you select the whole lines, so that first character on each line is selected

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score 0 · Answer 8 · 2022-12-13T10:01:21-05:00

Ok, I found it. It was Ctrl+/

But I have several / on my keyboard and only the one on the main keyboard (with letters) works.

score 0 · Answer 9 · 2022-12-13T13:40:17-05:00

Robert Cemper · Dec 13, 2022

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score 0 · Answer 10 · 2024-03-06T10:06:37-05:00

Hi Iryna!
Sorry, but I just saw your post now.

In my job we are already programming using VsCode.

If you are going to use it, you can follow the tips of the links:

https://docs.intersystems.com/irisforhealthlatest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI...

or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnceVuRXxKA