What Can I Do With Scripting?

A script is a series of Automation instructions that you group together as a single command to accomplish a task automatically. You can use scripting to automate time-consuming, repetitive operations in most applications, but you can also create scripts and forms that provide brand-new functionality, such as design-navigation aids and web browsing add-ins.

Some typical uses for scripts and forms are:

To automate a complex series of tasks
To perform custom checks on a schematic.
To add a new command to a popup menu.
To add a new menu with custom commands bound to other scripts.
To build a new dialog box that adds new functionality.

In addition to running scripts at application startup, you can bind them to a toolbar icon or menu command. You can create forms and call the scripts from the form. After you've assigned a script to a toolbar or menu, running the script is as simple as clicking the toolbar icon or menu item. You can also run standalone scripts, using the run command from the command line.Included in your applications installation are samples of scripts and forms that you can test.