Keep Comments in ColumnsWhat inspired this wish list request?
I have some convoluted formulas that I'm stuggling to keep straight and I don't want to make my column names longer than they already are. I want to remember what I was working on when I come back to it in a few days. I'll often put some comments in the source script (or just a blank script) and wanted to do the same.
What is the improvement you would like to see?
When you comment in a column the comments are dropped. Can we keep them?
Why is this idea important?
It'll allow me to come back to previous work with a better idea of what I've done. Sometimes it can feel like I need to start from 0 if I can't exactly remember where I was. And other people will have more clues when looking at one of my files.
Automation and ScriptingSharing and Communicating ResultsRe: Keep Comments in Columnsyou can use JSL code to add a pseudo comment, e.g.
mycomment = "this is a comment to better understand the ideas behind the formula when I come back later";
not ideal - but maybe good enough as a workaround till there is an official solution.
Re: Keep Comments in Columns - Status changed to: Needs InfoThank you for posting. If you use the Notes feature under the Column Properties, does this serve the purposes you need?
Re: Keep Comments in ColumnsNo, unfortunately not.
we want to document the JSL code in the Formula editor, we don't want to write a note about the column in general.
The notes in the column properties are too far away from the Formula Editor.
