gPROMS ModelBuilder version 2.3.1

By clicking on the check syntax button just under Tools on the top toolbar.
By selecting Check Syntax from the Entity menu.
Right clicking on the Entity and selecting Check syntax.
By using the keyboard short-cut (F4).
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Entity editors
If ModelBuilder finds an error, as shown in Figure 2.4, a small pane appears just underneath the text editor reporting
the error. Double-click the error message in the error pane and the cursor will automatically go to the
corresponding line number to show where the syntax error is.
You will also see that the error is highlighted in the text editor window and that a red cross appears through the icon
for the Entity in the Project tree. Correcting this error will then cause this cross and the error pane to disappear.
2.2.2.3 Assisted pathname completion
Most gPROMS language entity editors support pathname completion. The pathname completion applies to all the
Units, Variables, Parameters, Selector names and values and Distribution Domains declared in a specific Model and
all its sub-models, as well as cross-referenced entities. Note that pathname completion only works on entities that
have been validated by a syntax check (F4) - see Section 2.2.2.2) and its suggestions are limited to variable names
etc. which were defined at that time.
Auto-completion is invoked manually by pressing Ctrl + Space or automatically following a small delay after typing
the name of a Unit followed by dot. When invoked, a list box shows all the possible Units and Variable names for
completion (see Figure 2.5). Typing additional characters will narrow down the selection as the partially typed word
matches the appropriate Unit or Variable name. However, once a unique Unit or Variable name exists, the pathname
will be automatically completed. The user may also use the cursor key to navigate around the list box. Pressing the
“Space” or “Enter” key at any time will select the Unit or Variable name to replace the partially entered name. On the
other hand, pressing the “Escape” key will close the list box without completion.
The user also has the option to disable or delay the pop-up list box by changing the default setting in the Entity
Editor category in the ModelBuilder Preferences menu (see section 9.2). Once this option has been disabled, the
user can only manually invoke the list box by using the Ctrl + Space short-cut keys.
2.2.2.4 Word Match
This is similar to automatic pathname completion in that it completes the current word being typed. However, it
does not require a valid syntax check to be used and applies to any word that may have previously been typed (not
just Units, Variables, Parameters, Selector names and values and Distribution Domains). For example, it can be used
to auto-complete gPROMS language key words, such as WITHIN, SWITCH, END, etc.
Word match is invoked manually by pressing:
Ctrl + K to find the previous word that begins like the current word and complete it so that they match.
Ctrl + L to find the next word that begins like the current word and complete it so that they match.
As well as completing the word, word match will also match the case. This is particularly useful for gPROMS
language keywords where it is usually preferred to have the whole word in upper case.