Running Scripts in PowerDesigner

You can run VBScript scripts in your PowerDesigner client by selecting Tools > Execute Commands to open the Edit/Run Script dialog. Output from the script is printed to the Output window.

The following tools are available on the Edit/Run Script dialog toolbar:

Tools	Description
	Editor Menu [Shift+F11] - Contains the following commands: New [Ctrl+N] - Reinitializes the field by removing all the existing content. Open... [Ctrl+O] - Replaces the content of the field with the content of the selected file. Insert... [Ctrl+I] - Inserts the content of the selected file at the cursor. Save [Ctrl+S] - Saves the content of the field to the specified file. Save As... - Saves the content of the field to a new file. Select All [Ctrl+A] - Selects all the content of the field. Find... [Ctrl+F] - Opens a dialog to search for text in the field. Find Next... [F3] - Finds the next occurence of the searched for text. Find Previous... [Shift+F3] - Finds the previous occurence of the searched for text. Replace... [Ctrl+H] - Opens a dialog to replace text in the field. Go To Line... [Ctrl+G] - Opens a dialog to go to the specified line. Toggle Bookmark [Ctrl+F2] Inserts or removes a bookmark (a blue box) at the cursor position. Note that bookmarks are not printable and are lost if you refresh the tab Next Bookmark [F2] - Jumps to the next bookmark. Previous Bookmark [Shift+F2] - Jumps to the previous bookmark.
	Edit With [Ctrl+E] - Opens the previewed code in an external editor. Click the down arrow to select a particular editor or Choose Program to specify a new editor. Editors specified here are added to the list of editors available at Tools > General Options > Editors.
	Save [Ctrl+S] - Saves the content of the field to the specified file.
	Print [Ctrl+P] - Prints the content of the field.
	Find [Ctrl+F] - Opens a dialog to search for text.
	Cut [Ctrl+X], Copy [Ctrl+C], and Paste [Ctrl+V] - Perform the standard clipboard actions.
	Clear - Deletes the script in the dialog.
	Undo [Ctrl+Z] and Redo [Ctrl+Y] - Move backward or forward through edits. Multiple levels of Undo and Redo are supported but , if you run a script that modifies objects in several models, you must use the Undo or Redo commands in each of the models called by the script.
	Run [F5] - Runs the script. Output is printed to the Output window. If a compilation error occurs, a message box is displayed, a brief error description appears in the dialog's Result pane, and the cursor is set at the error position. You can catch errors using the `On Error Resume Next` statement, unless the script is called in the `im_Abort` interactive mode (see .set_interactive_mode Macro).
	Find in Metamodel Objects Help [Ctrl+F1] - Opens the PowerDesigner metamodel objects help file, which provides detailed information about all the attributes, collections, and methods available for each metaclass.