Showing or Hiding Whitespace in the Script Editors
InstallShield 2020
InstallShield lets you specify whether you want the script editors in various views in InstallShield to display a symbol or other mark in place of each instance of whitespace in your script. For example, if you select Yes, InstallShield displays each space character in the script as a middle dot (·) and each tab character as an arrow. InstallShield also identifies line breaks when whitespace is enabled.
Tip:Note that the script editor properties are global per-user settings that affect all InstallShield script editors. For example, the same whitespace setting is used for all script editors. If you change the setting in the SQL Scripts view, the setting is also changed in the InstallScript view the next time that the InstallScript is reloaded in that view.
To specify whether whitespace should be shown or hidden in the script editors:
| 1. | Right-click in the script editor pane and click Properties. The Script Editor Properties dialog box opens. |
| 2. | In the Show whitespace setting, select the appropriate option: |
| • | Yes—InstallShield shows whitespace characters and symbols in all of the script editors. |
| • | No—InstallShield does not show whitespace characters and symbols in any of the script editors. This is the default option. |
| 3. | Click OK. The Script Editor Properties dialog box closes. |
InstallShield shows or hides whitespace characters and symbols in the script editors as needed.
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