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The Advanced tab provides access to some of the advanced capabilities of UltraEdit and UEStudio, including tools, macros, scripts, and more.

Tools

SSH / telnet - SSH / telnet console Shows or hides the SSH / telnet console.
SSH / telnet - SSH / telnet accounts Shows or hides the SSH / telnet Account Manager.
Run DOS command Opens dialog allowing you to run a DOS command and capture its output.
Run last command Re-runs the last DOS command.
Run Windows command Opens a dialog allowing you to run a Windows program.
User tools - Configure tools Opens user tool configuration where you can create, modify, and delete user tools.
User tools - (listed tools) Beneath "Configure tools," all configured tools are shown in the drop down. Clicking on a user tool executes that tool immediately with no prompt.

Active file

Encryption - Encrypt file Encrypts active file using user-specified passphrase.
Encryption - Decrypt file Decrypts active file using user-specified passphrase.
Base64 encode Converts selected text to Base64 format.
Base64 decode Converts selected text from Base64 format.
Conversions - Unix/Mac to DOS Converts active file's line terminator type from Unix or Mac (legacy) to DOS.
Conversions - DOS to Mac Converts active file's line terminator type from DOS to Mac (legacy).
Conversions - DOS to Unix Converts active file's line terminator type from DOS to Unix.
Conversions - EBCDIC to ASCII Converts active file's encoding from EBCDIC to ASCII.
Conversions - ASCII to EBCDIC Converts active file's encoding from ASCII to EBCDIC.
Conversions - OEM to ANSI Converts active file's encoding from OEM to ANSI.
Conversions - ANSI to OEM Converts active file's encoding from ANSI to OEM.
Conversions - ASCII to Unicode Converts active file's encoding from ASCII to Unicode (UTF-16).
Conversions - UTF-8 to Unicode Converts active file's encoding from UTF-8 to Unicode (UTF-16).
Conversions - Unicode to ASCII Converts active file's encoding from Unicode (UTF-16) to ASCII.
Conversions - UTF-8 to ASCII Converts active file's encoding from UTF-8 to ASCII.
Conversions - ASCII to UTF-8 Converts active file's encoding from ASCII to UTF-8.
Conversions - Unicode / UTF-8 to UTF-8 Converts active file's encoding from Unicode (UTF-16)/UTF-8 to UTF-8.
Conversions - Unicode / ASCII / UTF-8 to UTF-8 Converts active file's encoding from Unicode / ASCII / UTF-8 to UTF-8.
Conversions - Unicode to Unicode Big Endian Converts active file's encoding from Unicode (UTF-16) to Unicode (UTF-16 Big Endian).
Conversions - Unicode Big Endian to Unicode Converts active file's encoding from Unicode (UTF-16 Big Endian) to Unicode (UTF-16).
Conversions - Unicode to ASCII Escaped Unicode Converts active file's encoding from Unicode (UTF-16) to ASCII Escaped Unicode.
Conversions - ASCII Escaped Unicode to Unicode Converts active file's encoding from ASCII Escaped Unicode to Unicode (UTF-16).
Code page Opens "Code page selection" dialog where you can to change the code page for the active file. We recommend that you understand more about what code page is and how it is used before making changes here. UltraEdit / UEStudio are designed to automatically detect files' code page when they're opened with a great deal of accuracy, so it isn't usually necessary to manually change the code page.

Macro

Play multiple times Opens "Play macro" dialog allowing you to select a macro to play, and then specify a number of times to play it (between 1 and 100,000). To replay the last-run macro a single time without any prompts or dialogs, use the "Play again" option.
Play again Plays last-played macro a single time.
Quick record Immediately starts macro recording without any prompts or dialogs.
Define and record Starts recording a macro
Load Opens "Load macro" dialog, allowing you to browse to and choose a .mac file containing UltraEdit / UEStudio macros which can then be played in the editor. If any macros are already loaded, they will be replaced by the ones from the newly-selected macro file.
Load and append to existing Opens "Load macro" dialog, allowing you to browse to and choose a .mac file containing UltraEdit / UEStudio macros which can then be played in the editor. Any existing macros are not replaced and both the newly loaded and previously loaded macros will be available for playback in the editor.
Edit macro Opens "Edit / create macro" dialog where you can manually create and modify macros. Also see Macro commands.
Configure macro Opens the "Modify macro" dialog allowing you to delete macros, rename macros, and change macros' properties that are originally set in the Macro definition dialog when first creating a macro.
Delete all macros Unloads all loaded macros. If any of the macros have been created or modified since the file was saved, you will be prompted, allowing you to save the macros prior to unloading them.
Save all macros Opens "Save macro" dialog, allowing you to browse to and choose a location to save all loaded macros into a .mac file.
Set macro for auto-load Opens Set macro auto-load on startup dialog.
Set macro for file open/save Opens Set macro to run on file load / save dialog.
Warn on exit if macro not saved If checked, a prompt will be displayed if there are unsaved new or modified macros when UltraEdit / UEStudio is closed.

Script

Scripting in UltraEdit / UEStudio is based upon the JavaScript scripting engine, which allows you to leverage the power and flexibility of the JavaScript scripting language while programmatically accessing and automating UltraEdit / UEStudio functionality. You can create and edit scripts directly in UltraEdit / UEStudio. An exhaustive scripting reference is available.

Play script (button) Clicking the script icon will run the active file as a script. The active file doesn't need to be saved in order to be run as a script.
Play script (drop down) Shows listing of all loaded scripts. Clicking on one of the scripts will immediately play it with no prompt.
All scripts Opens the Scripts dialog where you can add and remove scripts to play in the editor, as well as assign keyboard shortcuts.

Configure

Settings Opens settings / configuration area with most settings that can be changed or toggled in UltraEdit / UEStudio.
Backup settings - Backup / restore user customizations Opens Backup / restore user customizations dialog allowing you to backup all of your settings, layout, theme, and other customizations.
Export settings Opens a folder browser dialog allowing you to select a folder to export your settings files to.
Import settings Opens a folder browser dialog allowing you to select a folder from which to import settings.

Updates

Check for updates Checks to see if an update or hotfix is available for the version currently being used. The dialog will notify you whether the update is free or requires a paid upgrade.