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QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text Editor

vadimtsushko — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:27:07 GMT

Sublime Text is my favorite editor - and I use it for QlikView load scripts and externally stored expressions for quite some time now.

Gradually my QlikView language plugin took a form so now I would like to introduce it to community.

Here is a snippet from qlikview-components highlighted by plugin.

Feel free to place bugs and feature requests on project's github issue tracker.

Post updated by: Vadim Tsushko. Links updated to current project location

Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text 2 Editor

vadimtsushko — Mon, 12 May 2014 04:59:43 GMT

Within the last year we used this plugin in out QlikView projects and futher developed it.

In the present it is set of tools.

The description of work with one of tools of this set is here: InQlik Expression Editor in QlikView Deployment Framework environment

Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text 2 Editor

Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:51:43 GMT

Great job Vadim!!

I've only just started using QlikView but I'm already working at a high pace thanks to this sweet plugin! The main benifit (except the pretty colors ) is the ability to get a good overview of your entire project, and be able to jump between scripts!

The one thing I would love (if you're taking requests), is the dropdown menu you get in the QlikView Editor with all availible functions that begin with the letters you've just typed (at the moment, your plugin just gives me a list of any strings in the current document that match what you're typing). Is that anything you think might be added in the near future?

Re: Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text 2 Editor

vadimtsushko — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:19:32 GMT

Hi Patric.

Actually completions for qlikview functions were part of the package but have been removed not so long ago.

They somewhat irritated me constantly appearing on typing - there is vast amount of functions and often suggested list contained not functions instantly needed.

However you may try by yourself and make your own opinion, maybe they would be usefull for you.

In Sublime go to `Preferences->Browse packages`, and copy attached file QlikView.sublime-completions into directory User.

Optionally restart Sublime

Re: Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text 2 Editor

Wed, 25 Jun 2014 18:40:38 GMT

Worked great! Thanx a bunch!!

Re: Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text 2 Editor

Thu, 26 Jun 2014 14:02:52 GMT

Hi again Vadim,

I don't suppose it's possible to also add the syntax help that's availible in QlikView Editor?

Eg. when you type 'Lookup(' in QV, the bubble that comes up says 'Lookup(field_name, match_field_name, match_field_value[, table_name])'

Cheers // P

Re: Re: Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text 2 Editor

vadimtsushko — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 05:51:55 GMT

Well, some quite similiar can be achived in Sublime too.

Sublime is ridiculously powerfull.

Try to put attached file in the same User directory as file from previous comment.

That should give you intellisense-like autocompletion with syntax help, then when you insert lookup function into editor you can move between parameters by TAB key, immediately replacing their mnemonic names by your actual parameters.

There is some restrictions in that method (by now we using snippet not completetion file) - you should type first character in lower case `lookup` to get suggestion list with that snippet.

Update: Now looking at this I think variant with snippets is rather nice. I'll try to add snippets for functions to my package soon. Although maybe not for all, and maybe gradually.

Re: Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text 2 Editor

vadimtsushko — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:55:24 GMT

Hi Patric.

I've released version of package with autocompletions for most functions (with parameteres ready for substitution)

I've decided use standard autocompletion functionality so Sublime suggest functions by the fuzzy string comparision.

Re: Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text 2 Editor

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:10:54 GMT

Cool! Works great too!

Had som trouble at first, if you're interested:

I don't know if packages in Sublime auto-update, but I'm thinking Yes, because the following just happened:

1. I never had time to try the lookup-snippet you included until right now, after you release the update

2. I copy the lookup-snippet to the same folder as before and right away Sublime tells me that it couldn't load the package at all (and all the colored text went back to white).

3. I remove the snippet and restart Sublime. Same result. I flip to another textfile. Works.

4. I flip back the the file that had gone white and am now able to set it to InQlik>QlikView script file and formating comes back. Also present however are the paramters etc.

So anyway, I think that having both the updated version of InQlik AND the lookup-snippet will bugg the system out!

Anyway, works great now! Cheers!

Re: Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text 2 Editor

vadimtsushko — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 05:59:35 GMT

If you installed Inqlik-Tools by recommended way (through Package Control) Sublime upgrade it automatically.

Often after version upgrade currently open documents fail to apply language settings. In that case problem may be resolved in nextsteps:

1. Close all opened tabs in Sublime

2. Close Sublime

3. Open Sublime and scripts again.

Snippet and completion file from my previous posts are now redundant I would recommend to remove both from User directory.

Best regards, Vadim

Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text Editor

Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:31:53 GMT

Hey Vadim,

Just wanted to report that everything has been running super smoothly and the syntax help works great!

Yeah, I figured that out after a while, that I just need to restart everything! In the end it aaaaaalways comes down to either disabling your firewall or restarting your computer, and you always feel a fool for not having done it sooner

Thanx again!

//P

Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text Editor

vadimtsushko — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:51:37 GMT

InQlik-Tools on branch is here: http://branch.qlik.com/projects/showthread.php?173-InQlik-Tools-for-Sublime-Text

Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text Editor

Thu, 12 Feb 2015 16:49:35 GMT

Hello,

How can I add this extension in my Qlikview Editor ?

I'm kinda new on Qlikview 😕

Thx in advice,

Regards;

Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text Editor

vadimtsushko — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 11:58:04 GMT

Hi.

It is not an extension to QlikView Editor. It is a plugin for Sublime Text editor. If you are using QlikView to edit your load scripts (very common approach) that tool is not for you.

Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text Editor

Thu, 02 Jun 2016 03:28:44 GMT

Hi Guys,

I have downloaded the InQlik tool from your github but how do I actually use it to edit variables or expressions?

I am using Qlikview Deployment Framework and I also have sublime text 3 but how do I get them married ?

Thanks

Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text Editor

vadimtsushko — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 07:33:09 GMT

I'm not sure what kind of problem do you have.

Have you installed the package or just dowloaded it?

There is some installation instructions in readme on the github.

Have you read InQlik Expression Editor in QlikView Deployment Framework environment ?

Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text Editor

Thu, 02 Jun 2016 07:47:25 GMT

Thank for the reply vadimtsushko‌

I have gone through the the read me in github and have also followed the installation process.

I can not see any syntax option for qlikview.

Also, I can not see the container structure in sublime. Is there some other steps?

Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text Editor

vadimtsushko — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 07:52:27 GMT

So, when you open qlikview load scripts (files with a *.qvs extension) you can not see syntax highligting?

Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text Editor

Thu, 02 Jun 2016 07:56:49 GMT

Ok, I have not tried that.

I tried opening the load script .txt form the -PRJ folder

I will try the .QVS and let you know.

Thanks

Re: QlikView language plugin for Sublime Text Editor

vadimtsushko — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 08:00:09 GMT

Sublime Text deduce types of content from file extensions.