Creating your own commands or shortcut is one of the strongest features of ObjectScript
If you create your own Language Extensions to ObjectScript you mostly have to find the
proper %ZLANGC00 or %ZLANGV00 or %ZLANGF00 and add the extensions manually.

A few utilities do it already automatically (ZPM, ZME, ..)
This utility allows you to add your extensions also programmatically.

• eg. at first run, or during installation I found this quite useful for my Docker-based demos as it all happens at start time.

This package includes a demo example to visualize the operation of this utility.

How to Use it

 ; typ = "C" ... command extentson
 ;       "F" ... function extension
 ;       "V" ... variable Extensin
 ; ext = name of the extension
 ; code (by ref) numbered array of lines to add
 ;  
 ; do cmd^zLangExtender(typ,ext,.code)   ;>> add extension 

How to Test it

Open IRIS terminal or console

USER>ZN "%SYS"   
%SYS>do ^zLangExample  
Compiling routine : %ZLANGF00.mac  
label="ZZDUMMY"   
line=6  
line(1)=" ; "   
line(2)=" ; just a demo dummy"  
line(3)="ZZDUMMY(%a) "    
line(4)=" quit " I got '"_%a_"' for test""   
line(5)=" ; what a nice demo "  
line(6)=" ; "   
sc=1   
typ="F"   
**** try ****  
sc=" I got 'hi folks' for test"    
result:
         ;Generated by %ZPM.PackageManager: Start
ZPM(pArgs...) Quit ##class(%ZPM.PackageManager).Shell(pArgs...)  
         ;Generated by %ZPM.PackageManager: End  
         ;  
         ; just a demo dummy  
ZZDUMMY(%a) 
         quit " I got '"_%a_"' for test"  
         ; what a nice demo
         ;
%SYS>   

And if you run it a second time ?
It returns a standard error %Status.

%SYS>do ^zLangExample
%objlasterror="0 ...ZZDUMMY^%ZLANGF00 already defined.........
label="ZZDUMMY"
line=6
line(1)=" ; "
line(2)=" ; just a demo dummy"
line(3)="ZZDUMMY(%a) "
line(4)=" quit " I got '"_%a_"' for test""
line(5)=" ; what a nice demo "
line(6)=" ; "
sc=""0 ...ZZDUMMY^%ZLANGF00 already defined.........
typ="F"
ERROR #5001: ZZDUMMY^%ZLANGF00 already defined
%SYS>

Warning

It is meant mainly for COS experts !

GitHub

Video

Hey Community!

Here is a short article on how to create an idea on InterSystems Ideas. 

0. Register on Ideas Portal if you aren't a member yet or log in. You can easily register using your InterSystems Developer Community ID.

1. Read carefully Portal Guide page on the Ideas Portal, especially "Idea promotion rules" section. All posted ideas are moderated following these rules.

2. Click on the "Add a new idea" button

and you will see the form to add the idea.

3. First, provide a one-sentence summary of the idea which is the required field. When you start typing, you will see a list of ideas with similar words in their names or tags. In case a similar idea is already created, vote or comment on this idea. The optimal size of an idea summary is 4-12 words.

4. Next, describe the idea in the "Please add more details" field.

In addition to text, you can attach screenshots or other files and insert tables and links. There is a full-screen mode that helps you see the whole description of your idea without scrolling.

5. Then you need to fill in the required field "Category". The correct category will help to assign your idea to the appropriate expert in the InterSystems team. 

In case you first sorted ideas by category and then pushed the button "Add a new idea", the idea's category will be added automatically.

6. Optionally, you can add tags to your idea, so other users can find it easily based on tags. The list of tags starts with tags having an "InterSystems" title, all other tags are sorted in alphabetical order.

7. Click on "Add idea" to submit.

Hope this helps you share your ideas with others! If you have any questions, please send a direct message to @Vadim Aniskin.

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