User Interface Tips and Tricks

The DMM Studio interface consists of five views:

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

Drag a folder, file, registry key, or value to the Work Area. Right-click the item in the Work Area and select 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 that you select.
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.

You can do the following tasks in the Editor:

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 the menu commands to edit your scripts. Ensure that you include the following items:
- Setting and removing bookmarks
- Selecting text
- Hiding and showing portions of scripts between braces

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