Comments in the Field Properties window

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The Comments property is a field in the Field Properties window of the BMS Map Editor.

Basic

The Comment property associates a comment statement with a field element. The comment length can be up to 69 characters. When the comment string is entered into the Comments field it is associated with the BMS field element and the source code is annotated with the comment statement.

You can verify that the association is made by selecting the field element and opening the properties window. When You change the comments in the properties window, the changes are made in the source code as well.

Usage

  • The BMS Editor automatically creates a comment for each array or structure field. For each of these fields as with other fields you can create your own comment.
  • You can also create a comment that is associated with the overall structure.
  • Comments cannot span multiple lines in the source code.
  • Any comments associated with BMS variable, array, or structure fields are carried forward into the generated copybook.