An extension for VS Code which provides support for the Programming Language for Business (PL/B).
This extension supports the Sunbelt Computer Software version of the PL/B language.
Supports:
Syntax highlighting
Code Folding
Code snippets
Select PL/B as a language
On the bottom-right corner, click on the select language mode button, if you have created a new file it should display Plain Text
Select PLB in the list of languages.
Alternatively, saving the file with a .pls, .plbs, or .dbs extension, will allow VS Code to understand that it is a PL/B file, and automatically select the language correctly.
Using snippets
Bring-up the autocomplete menu by hitting the Ctrl+Shift key combination
Select the snippet that you want to use in the list
Use tab to navigate trough the snippet's variables
Change the file encoding
The default file format is UTF8, and you might want to change this for PL/B. To do this just:
Click on 'Programming Language for Business' at the right side of the bottom status bar
Select: Configure 'Programming Language for Business' language settings. This should bring up the settings.json file for editing.
Find and click on files.encoding
Select the new default encoding such as windows1252 or CP437 (DOS). The settings.json file will now have the following section:
