User Interface Tips and Tricks

The DMM Studio interface consists of five views:

You can use information in the File View and Registry View to generate script statements. For example, you can do the following:

Drag a folder, file, registry key, or value to the Work Area. Right-click the item in the Work Area and choose a command or function that you want to include in your script. DMM Studio inserts the function or command into the script in the Editor at the current cursor position.
Select multiple items in the Work Area, right-click and select Build Quick Store/Apply to build a script based on your selection.
Open an empty script (File, New), right-click the Work Area, and click Build Quick Script to generate a shell for a script. If you select items in the Work Area, right-click, and click Build Quick Script, a script is generated using the selected items.
Right-click the Work Area and select Import .reg file to view the keys and values available while writing your script.

Additionally, in the Editor you can do the following:

Hover the mouse pointer over a CA DMM keyword (navy blue text) to display the proper syntax for that keyword or function.
Use a full list of menu commands to edit your scripts, including the following:
- Setting and removing bookmarks
- Selecting text
- Hiding and showing portions of scripts between braces

Finally, DMM Studio provides a syntax checker to report errors in your scripts before you run them.