Macro commands

The following table includes an exhaustive list of all supported macro commands in UltraEdit / UEStudio, including any parameters for the command.

Parameters: Parameters should be set immediately after the macro command, separated by a space. A # in the parameter column a represents a numeric value to be entered for that parameter. Likewise, a "" in the parameter column a string represents a string value to be entered between quotes. The text only describes the meaning of the parameter. All string parameters must be the last parameter.

Command	Parameters	Description
`""`		Insert text between the quotes (""). The closing quote must be the last non-space character on the line. The characters to be inserted may cross multiple lines. To insert a quote ("), place it as needed in the text being inserted and ensure the last character is also a quote. To insert just one quote character (") the line should look like this: `"""` To insert a new line, add a line between the open quote and close quote. To insert two lines with 1 and 2 at the beginning of the lines the command should be as follows: `"1` `2"`
`AnsiToOem`		Convert file from ANSI to OEM
`ASCIIToUnicode`		Convert file from ASCII to Unicode
`ASCIIToUTF8`		Convert file from ASCII to UTF-8
`Bottom`		Move caret to very last position in file
`CancelSelect`		Clears any selection in active file
`ClearClipboard`		Clear the contents of the active clipboard within UltraEdit
`Clipboard`	`#` (Clipboard number 0-9)	Select the specified clipboard (0 = Windows clipboard and 1-9 specifies user clipboards)
`CloseFile`	`Blank` (no parameter) `Save` forces the file to be saved before closing `NoSave` closes the file without prompting if the file should first be saved	Close the active file
`ColumnCenterJustify`		Center justify selected columns
`ColumnCut`	`#`	Cut in column mode the selected columns or the specified number of columns from current caret position to bottom of the file. Value "0" must be used to cut the selected columns.
`ColumnDelete`	`#`	Delete in column mode the selected columns or the specified number of columns from current caret position to bottom of the file. Value "0" must be used to delete the selected columns.
`ColumnInsert`	`""`	Insert string between quotes into selected columns
`ColumnInsertNum`	`#` (start number) `#` (increment value) `LeadingZero` (optional) `Hex` (optional)	Insert number in selected columns. For example to insert a number starting with number 20 with an increment of -1 (i.e., decrement by 1) with leading zeros in hexadecimal notation at the current column on every selected line or from current line to last line following command must be used: `ColumnInsertNum 20 -1 LeadingZero Hex`
`ColumnLeftJustify`		Left justify selected columns
`ColumnModeOff`		Turn column mode off
`ColumnModeOn`		Turn column mode on
`ColumnRightJustify`		Right justify selected columns
`CommentAdd`		Insert the line comment string as defined in the syntax highlighting language used to highlight the current file at start of every selected line or the current line if there is no selection. This command has no affect on a file not highlighted with a syntax highlighting language or when the language has no line comment definition. The caret position does not change and the selection remains.
`CommentRemove`		Remove the line comment string as defined in the syntax highlighting language used to highlight the current file at start of every selected line or the current line if there is no selection. This command has no affect on a file not highlighted with a syntax highlighting language or when the language has no line comment definition. The line comment string must be at start of the line (column 1) without preceding whitespace. A line comment string after one or more spaces or tabs is ignored and not removed. The caret position does not change and the selection remains.
`CommentSelectionAdd`		Insert the "block comment on" string at start and the "block comment off" string at end of a selection as defined in the syntax highlighting language used to highlight the current file. If nothing is selected on execution of the command, both strings are inserted at current caret position. This command has no affect on a file not highlighted with a syntax highlighting language or when the language has no block comment definition. If the selected block contains already a block comment and the language does not support nested blocks comments, command `CommentAdd` is automatically executed instead of this command for inserting the line comment string at start of every selected line if the language supports a line comment. The caret moves to start of the inserted "block comment on" string and the selection is removed after execution when the block comment strings are inserted.
`CommentSelectionRemove`		Remove the "block comment on" string at start and the "block comment off" string at end of a selection as defined in the syntax highlighting language used to highlight the current file. The command has no affect if nothing is selected on execution of the command. And the command works only if the current selection starts with the "block comment on" string and ends with the "block comment off" string. Whitespace inside the selection before "block comment on" string or after "block comment off" string are not ignored and result in not removing the block comment strings. The caret moves to start of the selection and the selection is removed after execution when the block comment strings are removed.
`Copy`		Copy selected text to the clipboard
`CopyAllBookmarkLines`		Copy all bookmarked lines in active file to clipboard
`CopyAppend`		Copy selected text and append it to the clipboard
`CopyFilePath`		Copy the active file path/name to the clipboard
`Cut`		Cut the selected text from the file to the clipboard
`CutAllBookmarkLines`		Cut all bookmarked lines in active file to clipboard
`CutAppend`		Cut the selected text from the file and append it to the clipboard
`DecodeBase64`		Converts the selected text from Base64
`DecryptFilePrompt`		Opens the decrypt file dialog prompting for the full path of the file to decrypt and the passphrase to be used as the decryption key
`DelAllBookmarkLines`		Delete currently bookmarked lines in active file
`DelAllHiddenLines`		Delete lines currently hidden/folded in active file.
`Delete`		Delete current character or selected text
`DeleteLine`		Delete the current line
`DeleteToEndofLine`		Delete from the current caret position to the end of the line
`DeleteToStartofLine`		Delete from the current caret position to the start of the line
`DOSToMac`		Convert all line terminators in file to Mac (legacy) format
`DOSToUnix`		Convert all line terminators in file to Unix format
`DupeLine`		Inserts duplicate of active line below caret
`Else`		Else function for an If ... command. Example: `IfSel` `...` (macro commands here) `Else` `...` (do these commands if the `IfSel` failed) `EndIf`
`EncodeBase64`		Converts the selected text to Base64
`EncryptFilePrompt`		Opens the encrypt file dialog prompting for the full path of the file to encrypt and the passphrase to be used for encryption
`EndIf`		Ends the block of instructions controlled by the If... statements
`EndLoop`		End of loop - go back to beginning of the loop - see the Loop command
`EndSelect`		Stop selecting text (see StartSelect for details)
`EnvTemplate`	`""` (layout template name in quotes)	Insert the specified layout (formerly environment) template into the file
`ExitLoop`		Exit loop and go to first command after the loop (after the EndLoop command) - see the Loop command
`ExitMacro`		Exit macro immediately without processing any additional commands or returning an error
`Find`	`""` (find string in quotes) The following parameters are all optional: `AllFiles` specifies that search will include all open files `Ascii` (hex mode only) specifies an ASCII search in hex mode `MatchCase` specifies the search is case sensitive `MatchWord` specifies the search string will only match instances that are a complete word `PreserveCase` if used the case of the replace string matches the case of the found string, only useful with a following Replace command `RegExp` specifies a regular expression search `Up` specifies search in reverse direction `SearchInColumn` specifies search should be restricted to specified columns. The next two parameters must be the numbers for the starting and the ending column. The column numbering starts with "0" (start of line). The ending column can have the value "-1" which means end of line. `Select` specifies the text should be selected from the current selection/position to the end of the search target `SelectText` specifies that search will be restricted to currently selected text	Find the string in quotes "" based on the parameters specified. Some examples: Find a single alphabetic character in any case: `Find RegExp "[A-Z]"` Find a single alphabetic character in upper case only: `Find MatchCase RegExp "[A-Z]"` Find a single character which is NOT 'a' or 'A' or CRLF (UltraEdit syntax): `Find RegExp "[~a^p]"` Find a single character which is NOT 'a' or LF (Unix/Perl syntax): `Find MatchCase RegExp "[^a\n]"`
`FindInFiles`	`""` (search directory string in quotes) `""` (files/types string in quotes) `""` (search string in quotes) The following parameters are all optional: `DisplayLinesDoNotMatch` limits output to lines not matching the search string `FavFiles` if used the search is restricted to files specified under Favorite files in the Application menu `IgnoreHiddenSubDirs` if used the search will skip over subdirectories defined as "hidden" in the Windows file system `MatchCase` indicates the search is case sensitive `MatchIfNotFound` if used the search will return files which do NOT include the specified search string `MatchWord` indicates the search string will only match instances that are a complete word `OpenFiles` indicates the search should be limited to files currently opened for editing `OpenMatchingFiles` if used causes all files matching search parameters to be opened in editor `OutputWin` if used returns output of search to output window; if not used output is returned to a new edit window `ProjFiles` if used the search is restricted to files specified as part of the active project `Recursive` if used the search will continue through all subdirectories of the specified search directory `RegExp` indicates a regular expression search `SolFiles` (UEStudio only) if used the search is restricted to files specified as part of the active solution (optional, only UEStudio) `Unicode` if used the specified search string will be interpreted as multi-byte Unicode string and a Unicode find is executed `UseEncoding` if used the specified number will be used to determine the encoding used for the search string	Searches through specified files to find the string in quotes "" based on the parameters specified. The format must be as follows: `FindInFiles OptionalParameters "Initial Directory" "Files/Types" "Search String"` For example: `FindInFiles OutputWin "c:\temp\test\" "*.html" "home"` The `Recursive` parameter is ignored when the search is in all open files, project files or solution files. The initial directory and the file/type arguments should be empty strings `""` when using `FavFiles`, `OpenFiles`, `ProjFiles`or `SolFiles`.
`FromEBCDIC`		Convert file to ANSI from EBCDIC format
`GetString`	`""` string used as text in the prompt dialog	Prompts for a string that is inserted in the file at the current location. The "prompt" is the prompt or question that is displayed to the user when the macro is run. Example: `GetString "What country do you live in?"`
`GetValue`	`""` string used as text in the prompt dialog	Prompts the user for a value that is inserted in the file at the current location. The "prompt" is the prompt or question that is displayed to the user when the macro is run. `GetValue "How old are you?"`
`GotoBookMark`	`#` (index of bookmark to jump to, or -1 to go to next bookmark)	Jump to the next/specified bookmark. The indexes start with 0. If you specify an index that is greater than the actual number of bookmarks then caret is automatically set to the next bookmark like when using -1 as bookmark number.
`GotoBookMarkSelect`	`#` (index of bookmark to select to, or -1 to select to next bookmark)	Select all text from the current caret position to the next/specified bookmark. The indexes start with 0. If you specify an index that is greater than the actual number of bookmarks then caret is automatically set to the next bookmark like when using -1 as bookmark number.
`GotoEndOfNextWord`		Jump to end of next word
`GotoEndOfNextWordSelect`		Select all text from current caret position to end of next (immediate right) word
`GotoEndOfPrevWord`		Jump to end of previous word
`GotoEndOfPrevWordSelect`		Select all text from current caret position to end of previous (immediate left) word
`GotoLine`	`#` `#`(numeric value of line and column number to jump to	Jump to the specified line and column number. Use line number 0 to jump to a specific column in the current line.
`GotoLineSelect`	`#`(numeric value of line and column number to select to)	Select from current caret position to specified line / column number. Use line number 0 to jump to a specific column in the current line while selecting text.
`GotoPage`	`#`(numeric value of page to jump to)	Jump to specified page number
`GotoPageSelect`	`#`(numeric value of page to select to)	Select from current caret position to specified page number
`HexDelete`	`#`(numeric value specifying number of bytes to delete)	Delete the specified number of bytes from the file
`HexInsert`	`#`(numeric value specifying number of bytes to insert)	Insert the specified number of bytes (spaces/hex 20) into the file
`HexOff`		Turn Hex mode off - switch to regular text editing mode
`HexOn`		Turn Hex mode on
`HideShowCollapseAll`		Collapse all foldable code sections in active file
`HideShowExpandAll`		Expand all folded/collapsed lines in active file
`HideShowSelection`		Hide selected lines, or if active line is folded, expand it
`IfCharGt`	`"character"` or `#`	This checks if the current character at the caret position is greater than the specified character or number specified. The check against a number is not to check the value of a string but the value of the underlying character. Example: `IfCharGt " "` `...` (do these commands if the current character is greater than a space) `EndIf` `IfCharGt 32` `...` (do these commands if the current characters decimal value is greater than 32 - a space.) `EndIf`
`IfCharIs`	`"string"` or `#`	This checks if the current character at the caret position is in the specified string, or matches the decimal number. Example: `IfCharIs "xyz"` `...` (do these commands if the current character is x, y, or z.) `EndIf` `IfCharIs 34` `...` (do these commands if the current character is decimal value 34 - a double quote.) `EndIf`
`IfColNum`	`#`	This checks if the current caret position is the specific column number. Example: `IfColNum 10` `...` (do these commands if the current caret position is column 10. Column 1 is the first column.) `EndIf`
`IfColNumGt`	`#`	This checks if the current caret position is greater than the specific column number. Example: `IfColNumGt 10` `...` (do these commands if the current caret position is greater than column 10. Column 1 is the first column.) `EndIf`
`IfEof`		This checks if the current caret position is at the end of file. Example: `IfEof` `...` (do these commands if at end of file) `EndIf`
`IfExtIs`	`""`	Checks if the file extension of the active file matches the specified string. If the extension matches, the condition is satisfied and the macro will execute the steps following the IfextIs statement. Example: `IfExtIs "txt"` `...` (do these commands if the current file extension is txt) `EndIf`
`IfFound`		This checks the results from the last find command in the macro and will execute the next set of instructions up to an "EndIf" if the last search was successful. Example: `Find "something"` `IfFound` `...` (do these commands if "something" was found) `EndIf` Note: to avoid a "Not Found" message when running the macro, make sure the "Continue if search string not found" check box is set for the macro properties.
`IfFTP`		This checks if the current file is a file loaded via FTP/SFTP and not a local/network file. Example: `IfFTP` `...` (do these commands if the file is an FTP loaded file) `EndIf`
`IfNameIs`	`""`	This checks if the active filename (not path or extension) matches the specified string. If the name matches, the condition is satisfied and the macro will execute the steps following the IfNameIs statement. Example: `IfNameIs "test"` `...` (do these commands if the current filename is test (irrespective of the file extension)) `EndIf`
`IfNotFound`		This checks the results from the last find command in the macro and will execute the next set of instructions up to an "EndIf" if the last search was NOT successful. Example: `Find "something"` `IfNotFound` `...` (do these commands if "something" was NOT found.) `EndIf` Note: to avoid a "Not Found" message when running the macro, make sure the "Continue if a Find with Replace Not Found" check box is set for the macro properties.
`IfSel`		This checks if there is currently any selected text within the active file. Example: `IfSel` `...` (do these commands if "something" is selected.) `EndIf`
`InsertLine`		Inserts blank line below current caret position
`InsertMode`		Change text editing mode to insert mode for characters typed
`InsertPageBreak`		Insert a form feed/page break character at the current caret position in the file
`InvertCase`		Invert the case of selected text
`Key`	`BACKSPACE` `DEL` `DOWN ARROW` `END` `HOME` `LEFT ARROW` `PGDN` `PGUP` `RIGHT ARROW` `UP ARROW` `Ctrl+END` `Ctrl+HOME` `Ctrl+LEFT ARROW` `Ctrl+RIGHT ARROW`	Insert a keyboard command into the macro. Generally used for navigation in the file and for backspace or delete. The "Ctrl+" modifier may be used as with normal editing to modify the command. For text input the `""` string command is used, not the `Key` command.
`LngTemplate`	`""` (language template name in quotes)	Insert the specified language template into the file
`Loop`	`#`	Loop # times where # is a number. A value of 0 indicates Loop forever. Example: `Loop 10` `...` (do these commands 10 times) `EndLoop` If the loop command exists, the application checks for ExitLoop or ExitMacro until an EndLoop command is reached. If neither of these exist, the macro loop will be limited to one iteration only for safety purposes.
`MatchBrace`		Find matching brace and select the text between them
`MoveLineDown`		Moves active line down one line from current position
`MoveLineUp`		Moves active line up one line from current position
`NewFile`		Open a new blank file
`Nextfile`		Switch to next file tab file
`NextWindow`		Switch to next window
`OEMtoANSI`		Convert file from OEM to ANSI
`Open`	`""` (file name in quotes)	Open the specified file. The filename must be in quotes. Either `^s` or `^c` can be used in the file name parameter, and UltraEdit / UEStudio will replace this with the currently selected text or clipboard contents, respectively.
`OverstrikeMode`		Change text editing mode to overstrike mode for characters typed
`Paste`		Paste the contents of the clipboard into the file
`PerlReOn`		Switch regular expressions to Perl compatible style regular expressions
`PlayMacro`	`#` (numeric value specifying number of times to play macro) `""` (macro name in quotes)	Play another macro. Specify the number of times to play the macro first, then the macro name. The macro name must be in quotes and is case sensitive and the macro must already exist and be loaded in UltraEdit / UEStudio. Example: `PlayMacro 5 ReformatCode`
`PreviousBookmark`		Jump to the previous bookmark
`PreviousBookmarkSelect`		Select from current caret position to the previous bookmark
`PreviousDocument`		Activate file tab immediately to left of the active tab
`PreviousWindow`		Cycles forward through the most-recently clicked file tab history.
`PrjTemplate`	`""` (project template name in quotes)	Insert the specified project template into the file
`ReIndentSelection`		Re-indents currently selected text in active file
`Replace`	`""` (replace string in quotes) The following parameters are all optional: `All` replaces all occurrences. `AllFiles` replaces in all open files (requires `All` parameter). `SelectText` replaces in selected text (requires `All` parameter).	The Replace command replaces the previously found string with the string specified. This command must follow a `Find` command in macros. As with the Find string, the replace string must be in quotes. The closing quote must be the last non-space character on the line. The replace string may cross multiple lines however, if the last non-space character in any line is a quote it will terminate the string. All special characters permitted by the Replace Command are permitted here.
`ReplInFiles`	`""` (search directory string in quotes) `""` (files/types string in quotes) `""` (search string in quotes) `""` (replace string in quotes) The following parameters are all optional: `FavFiles` if used the search is restricted to files specified under Favorite files in the Application menu `IgnoreHiddenSubDirs` if used the search will skip over subdirectories defined as "hidden" in the Windows file system `Log` creates a list of changed files in the output window `MatchCase` indicates the search is case sensitive `MatchWord` indicates the search string will only match instances that are a complete word `OpenMatchingFiles` if used causes all files matching search parameters to be opened in editor `PreserveCase` if used the case of the replace string matches the case of the found string `ProjFiles` if used the search is restricted to files specified as part of the active project `Recursive` if used the search will continue through all subdirectories of the specified search directory `RegExp` indicates a regular expression search `SolFiles` (UEStudio only) if used the search is restricted to files specified as part of the active solution (optional, only ) `Unicode` if used the specified search and replace string will be interpreted as multi-byte Unicode strings and a Unicode replace is executed `UseEncoding` if used the specified number will be used to determine the encoding used for the search and replace string	Searches through specified files to find the string in quotes "" based on the parameters specified and replace this as specified. The format must be as follows: `ReplInFiles BoldParameters "Initial Directory" "Files/Types" "Search String" "Replace String"` For example: `ReplInFiles "c:\temp\test\" "*.html" "some Old String" "some New String"` The `Recursive` parameter is ignored when the search is in all open files, project files or solution files. The initial directory and the file/type arguments should be empty strings `""` when using `FavFiles`, `OpenFiles`, `ProjFiles`or `SolFiles`.
`ReturnToWrap`		Convert hard returns to word wrap
`RunTool`	`""` (case sensitive name of tool to run)	Runs a tool. The tool must have been previously configured in UltraEdit / UEStudio.
`Save`		Save active file
`SaveAll`		Save all open files
`SaveAs`	`""` (file name)	Save the active file as the name specified. The file name must be in quotes. Either `^s` or `^c` can be used in the file name parameter, and UltraEdit / UEStudio will replace this with the currently selected text or clipboard contents, respectively.
`SelectAll`		Select all text in the file
`SelectLine`		Select all text on active line including line terminator (if it exists). The caret is positioned at the beginning of the next line
`SelectToBottom`		Select all text from the current caret position to the end of file
`SelectToTop`		Select all text from the current caret position to the top of file
`SelectWord`		Select the word under caret (same as double clicking a word)
`SortAsc`	`IgnoreCase` Ignore case of characters in the sort. `RemoveDup` Remove duplicate lines. `RemDupByAllKeys` Remove duplicate lines where all specified keys match. `RemDupByAnyKeys` Remove duplicate lines where any specified keys match. `RemKey1` Sort columns specified for key 1 used when removing duplicates. `RemKey2` Sort columns specified for key 2 used when removing duplicates. `RemKey3` Sort columns specified for key 3 used when removing duplicates. `RemKey4` Sort columns specified for key 4 used when removing duplicates. `Numeric` Sort based on numeric value, not character order. Cannot be used with Alternate or Locale sort. `Alternate` Specifies that the sort should use the alternate sort method. With the alternate sort method only a single sort key may be used. `Locale` Specifies that the sort should be locale specific. Cannot be used together with the Alternate parameter. `# #` (numeric value pairs of sort keys, each value is separated by a space)	Sort the file, or selected text, in ascending order. Example: `SortAsc IgnoreCase RemoveDup Numeric 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0`
`SortDes`	`IgnoreCase` Ignore case of characters in the sort. `RemoveDup` Remove duplicate lines. `RemDupByAllKeys` Remove duplicate lines where all specified keys match. `RemDupByAnyKeys` Remove duplicate lines where any specified keys match. `RemKey1` Sort columns specified for key 1 used when removing duplicates. `RemKey2` Sort columns specified for key 2 used when removing duplicates. `RemKey3` Sort columns specified for key 3 used when removing duplicates. `RemKey4` Sort columns specified for key 4 used when removing duplicates. `Numeric` Sort based on numeric value, not character order. Cannot be used with Alternate or Locale sort. `Alternate` Specifies that the sort should use the alternate sort method. With the alternate sort method only a single sort key may be used. `Locale` Specifies that the sort should be locale specific. Cannot be used together with the Alternate parameter. `# #` (numeric value pairs of sort keys, each value is separated by a space)	Sort the file, or selected text, in descending order. Example: `SortDes IgnoreCase RemoveDup Numeric 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0`
`SpacesToTabs`		Convert (leading) spaces within the file to tabs
`SpacesToTabsAll`		Convert (all) spaces within the file to tabs
`StartSelect`		Start selection. This turns the selection mode on. Any caret movement or positioning will be with selection on and the text is selected. EndSelect will stop the selection mode. The selected text will remain selected until another command causes it not to be selected as with normal editing.
`TabsToSpaces`		Convert all tabs within the file to spaces
`Template`	`""` (template name in quotes) `#` (template number in quotes)	Insert the specified global template into the file
`TimeDate`		Insert the time and date into the file at the current location
`ToCaps`		Capitalize each word in the selected text
`ToEBCDIC`		Convert file to EBCDIC format
`ToggleBookmark`		Set or remove a bookmark at the current line
`ToLower`		Convert the selected text to lower case
`Top`		Move caret to very first position in file
`ToUpper`		Convert the selected text to upper case
`TrimLeadingSpaces`		Trim leading spaces from each line of current file
`TrimTrailingSpaces`		Trim trailing spaces from each line of current file
`UltraEditReOn`		Switch regular expressions to UltraEdit style regular expressions (not Unix)
`UnicodeToASCII`		Convert file from Unicode to ASCII
`UnixMactoDos`		Convert all Unix and Mac line terminators in the active file to DOS format
`UnixReOn`		Switch regular expressions to Unix style regular expressions
`UTF8ToASCII`		Convert file from UTF-8 to ASCII
`WrapToReturn`	`#` column number at which wrap is performed. Enter 0 to insert returns at the window boundary	Convert the file from word wrap to hard returns
`XMLConvertToCRLF`		Converts single-line XML text to indented XML format

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