You can add menu items to PFE to compile and/or link the macro you are working on. This is handy when debugging. No more need to switch back and forth from your editor to a dos session to compile then back to the editor. You can do editing, compiling and linking directly from your editor. Here is how...

Under the Options menu item select Preferences. Under Category locate the item for 'Execute Menu' and highlight it. Select New from the buttons on the bottom of the dialog.

Under 'Menu item' enter the name you want to see on PFE's menu for your macro. For example 'Build DCS File'

Under 'Command' insert the command that you wish to execute. For example to compile a DCAL source file (*.dcs) insert the command: dcc %U\%P\%N. The %U%P%N inserts the current file path and name automatically.

Next under Working Directory enter the path to the DCAL compiler and/or linker (DCC.exe or DCL.exe) Typically this is something like C:\DATACAD\DCAL.

Check the 'First check for unsaved files' checkbox to ensure recent changes are saved prior to compilation or linking.

Select the 'Autoscroll window to end of output' and 'reuse any existing output window' checkboxes to have the error codes pasted into an UltraEdit window and scroll to the end to see if your compilation or linking was successful.

Save your changes and you will now see the new macro listed under the Execute menu item. When you need to run the macro you just created on your source code simply select it from the execute menu.