Running SKILL Commands

You can type a SKILL command in the edit area of the Command Interpreter Window (CIW). Edit area is the area in the CIW below the displayed history. For example:

1. To open the Library Manager from the CIW, type the following in the edit area of the CIW:
   

   ddsOpenLibManager

2. Press the Return or Enter key.
   The Library Manager form appears. By default, pressing the Return or Enter key executes the command you type.

To insert a new line / command, press any of the following key combinations in the edit area: Shift+Return, Shift+Enter, Ctrl+J or Ctrl+M.

However, the bindkeys (or key combinations) you use in CIW to type commands work in conjunction with the CIW controls you select on the User Preferences form. For example, if in the CIW Controls section on the User Preferences form, you clear the Enter Key Executes Command check box, which is otherwise selected by default, then the Enter key would insert a new line instead of executing the command you type, and you would use Shift+Enter to execute the command.

You can specify the initial number of lines (size) of the input area as well as the number of previous commands that appear in the input area.