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Old 05-24-2017
We use Indusoft VBScript at work... its basically the code behind script in all the HMIs we produce.

It could be better, but there isn't much you can't do in it that you need to do. It does a few things like bit level addressing, and you can work around limitations in the HMI package by being able to address global HMI variables by string formatting thier names and passing to a function which allows you to pretend that you have nested classes.. even though it doesn't really support that.

For instance Say I have a Control panel class CP as and I want to have Estop values in it... with fault, description and id fields, the work around is that I generate the tag names as strings to referece them in a for loop.... which you would be able to directly do with nested classes, its a much needed organizational structure that is sadly missing.

CP.ESTOP_Desc_1 ... n
CP.ESTOP_ID_1 ... n
CP.ESTOP_Fault_1 ... n

Interestingly they are intending to transition to Javascript... I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing :/ At least the HMIs will run on Linux potentially going forward currently they are ball and chained to Windows.
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z88dk-appmake

appmake(1)							z88 Development Kit							appmake(1)

NAME

       appmake - The z88dk application generator

SYSNOPIS

       appmake [+target] [options]

DESCRIPIONS

       This  manual page documents briefly the z88dk tools. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution (but may be used by
       others), because the original program does not have a manual page.

       Please refer to the z88dk documentation in /usr/share/doc/z88dk-doc/ for the complete description of the system.  If  /usr/share/doc/z88dk-
       doc not exists, please install the package z88dk-doc.

       This program is used to produce files which are suitable for use in emulators or on the real hardware.

OPTIONS

       Options used in all targets:

       -h     --help		Display help

       -b     --binfile [file]	Linked binary file

       -o     --output [name]	Name of output file

	      +[target]
		     generate file for target machine.	Targets with additional options are:

		     abc80

		     ace    Generates a .byt file suitable for loading into emulators

		     acetap Generates a .TAP for the Ace32 emulator

		     aquarius
			    Creates a BASIC loader file and binary stored in variable array format

		     cpc    Gegerates file for Amstrad CPC

		     Additional options:

			    -c	   --crt0file [file]  crt0 file used in linking

				   --exec [nnnn]
					  Location address to start execution

				   --org [nnnn]
					  Origin of the binary

		     hex    Creates an intel hex record suitable for embedded devices

		     Additional options:

			    --org [nnnn]
				   Origin of the binary

		     msx    Adds a file header to enable the program to be loaded using 'bload "file.bin",r

		     mz

		     nas    Generates a .NAS file suitable for use by emulators

		     Additional options:

			    --org [nnnn]
				   Origin of the binary

		     rex

		     Additional options:

			    -n	   --appname [name] Application Name

			    -c	   --comment [text] Application Comment

				   --nt   Don't pad out to 8k addin

		     ti82   Creates a .82p file

		     Additional options:

			    --comment [text]
				   File comment (42 chars)

		     ti83   Creates a .83p file

		     Additional options:

			    --comment [text]
				   File comment (42 chars)

		     ti8x   Creates a .8xp file

		     Additional options:

			    --comment [text]
				   File comment (42 chars)

		     ti85   Creates a .85p file

		     Additional options:

			    --comment [text]
				   File comment (42 chars)

		     ti86   Creates a .86p file

		     Additional options:

			    --comment [text]
				   File comment (42 chars)

		     ti86s  Creates a .86s file

		     Additional options:

			    --comment [text]
				   File comment (42 chars)

		     svi    Creates a .cas file loadable with the SVI emulator

		     z88    Generates .63 and .62 files suitable for burning to EPROM

		     Additional options:

			    -c	   --crt0file [file]   crt0 file used in linking

				   --nt   Do not truncate bank 63

		     z88shell
			    Patches the header to ensure that the program is recognised by the shell

		     Additional options:

			    -c	   --crt0file [file]   crt0 file used in linking

		     zxvgs  Creates a zxvgs application file

		     Additional options:

			    -c	   --crt0file [file]   crt0 file used in linking

		     zx     Generates a .TAP file complete with BASIC header

		     Additional options:

			    -c	   --crt0file [file]	crt0 file used in linking

				   --org [nnnn]
					  Origin of the binary

				   --blockname [name]
					  Name of the code block in tap file

SEE ALSO

       z88dk(1), z88dk-zcc(1), z88dk-z80asm(1), z88dk-appmake(1), z88dk-copt(1).

AUTHOR

       z88dk  was  written  by	Dominic  Morris <dom@z88dk.org>, and others.  This manual page was written by Krystian Wlosek <tygrys@waw.pdi.net>
       using exists documentation, for the Debian GNU/Linux system.

								 01 December 2009							appmake(1)