Stupid Question (unrelated to new remotes)

[joecheech]

What's the purpose of the "# comment" field in the programing window?

 

[msgreenf]

Add write comments and insert into the code

[joecheech]

13 minutes ago, msgreenf said:

Add write comments and insert into the code

Thanks Mitch, you're a mensch!.  Boy, I'm so out of my element on this stuff.  Can someone suggest a reference I can use to get smarter on inserting code?  My programming background is I used to wheel the projector down the hallway in grammar school. 

[Cyknight]

In other words, insert information in the code that isn't read by the system as code, but can clarify the code function

 

WHEN scehdule night lights occurs
IF variable is true
	Activate advanced lighting scene outdoor on
#above code's function is to give user the ability to override the scheduled programming

 

[rayk32]

Programmers make comments in the code they write for all kinds of reasons, but mainly they make descriptive points of reference in the thousands to millions of lines code that make up an application.  It makes it easier to find a segment of code for them or other programmers who come behind them to fix, modify or reuse code.  

[RyanE]

Dealers (and ComposerHE users) had been using a system variable, called COMMENT, and had just been setting it to a string value in the code for comments for years.

It isn't required for any functionality, but is nice to have if you're writing long macros or event scripts.

RyanE