Buhler GCPro is a tool that helps engineers to program PLC with ease and embedded know-how.
GCPro functionalities can be extended by using Macros (gcmac files) which are use during compilation to achieve the expected result.
This Extension is used to help users with the macro syntax and provide a better view of the macro file.
Features
Almost all instructions written on GCPro Developer Manual (normally under C:\Program Files (x86)\Gcpro\GCPRO-NET-Developer_MAN_1A_en.pdf) are covered and some snippets to help fast programming. See next section.
Snippets
sub: Create Sub structure with comment out of the title.
CamelCase and Underscores are replaced by space on description after tab
function: Create function structure
if: Create If structure
ifelse: Create If Else structure
ifelseif: Create If ElseIf structure
looptree: Create LOOPTREE structure
looptype: Create LOOPTYPE structure
loopobj: Create LOOPOBJ structure
loops7block: Create LOOPS7BLOCK structure
loops7tag: Create LOOPS7TAG structure
loopconnectors: Create LOOPCONNECTORS structure
with: Create With structure
while: Create While structure
for: Create For structure
foreach: Create ForEach structure
Requirements
You need GCPro to run the macros and to debug it you need GCPro Development version.
Additional Visual Studio Code configuration
Go to File->Preferences->Settings (Ctrl+,)
On field "Search settings" type: "Encoding" and check the option Auto Guess Encoding and also set the default encoding to Western (ISO 8859-1). That is necessary because GCPro macros ar written with ISO 8859-1 encoding.
Type "Whitespace" and select on the field "Editor: Render Whitespace" the option all(that helps to see if it is a whitespace or tab)
