Integrate SourceFormatX Into EmEditor

Format Source Code within EmEditor The following instructions allow you to format and indent the current open source code file in EmEditor Text Editor using SourceFormatX code formatter command line tool. We used a free trial version of EmEditor Version 6.00.2, so if you use an older or even a newer version then several screenshots or menu items may differ from our description.

  Add a Tool Menu that will invoke SourceFormatX

1. Click "Tools" -> "External Tools" -> "Customize Tools...".

2. Click the "New" button to add a new tool menu.

3. Assuming you installed SourceFormatX in C:\Program Files\SourceFormatX\, fill in the form as show below:

• Title:                    SourceFormatX
• Command:           C:\Program Files\SourceFormatX\SourceFormatX.exe
• Arguments:           $(Path)
• Initial Directory:    $(Dir)
• Icon Path:             (Leave blank, or you can specify an icon for it.)
                              (Right click to download the .ico icon file of SourceFormatX.)

4. Click "OK" to save settings.

  You may now invoke SourceFormatX command line tool by two ways:

1. By clicking "Tools" -> "External Tools" -> "SourceFormatX".

2. By clicking "SourceFormatX" button in the toolbar.

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