VARIABLE REFERENCE

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Prism Editor Variables

These variables provide very basic functions for gathering input from the user. They can be used for both Macros and Templates.

Common Variables
 

Name	Description
$Prism	The Prism Editor Application path. This can be used when defining help files for a language.
$Date	Current Date
$Clip	This is the text contained in the clipboard
$Word	This is the current word

File Variables
 

Name	Description
$Name	This is the current file name e.g. c:\counter\design\hdl\counter.vhd
$Title	Current file name (minus path) e.g. counter.vhd
$Stem	This is the current file stem (without the extension) e.g. counter
$Path	The Current path e.g. c:\counter\design\hdl

IO Variables
 

Name	Description
$Input	A user input field. Every time $Input is called, the result the user types is stored in a variable $Output. A variable counter provides a mechanism to call multiple inputs. Up to 100 $Inputs can be called before a $Output is used.
$Output	A user output field e.g. $Input(Name) : Stores whatever the user types in $Output0 $Input(Revision) : Stores whatever the user types in $Output1 $Input(Commants) : Stores whatever the user types in $Output2