mode for editing installscript

mode for editing installscript

[John Russell]

I have to edit InstallScript code which is the languange used by InstallShield.
I would like to use emacs but I can't find a good mode for it.  I use C-mode
by default which does OK with some syntax highlighting but the indentation
is all wrong because of the installscript language sturcture.

e.g.

function <functionname>()
         STRING st1
         NUMBER nr1
         BOOL   b1
begin

        if something then
           stuff
        endif;

        <other things>
endif;


Does anyone know of a mode that might be helpful here.  Or at least, a
way to disable the autoinending in C-mode so I can use syntax
highlighting but use tabs a la text-mode.  Thanks a lot.

John
-- 

Re: mode for editing installscript

[John Russell]

John Russell <jorussel@cisco.com> writes:

> I have to edit InstallScript code which is the languange used by InstallShield.
> I would like to use emacs but I can't find a good mode for it.  I use C-mode
> by default which does OK with some syntax highlighting but the indentation
> is all wrong because of the installscript language sturcture.
>
> e.g.
>
> function <functionname>()
>          STRING st1
>          NUMBER nr1
>          BOOL   b1
> begin
>
>         if something then
>            stuff
>         endif;
>
>         <other things>
> endif;
>
>
> Does anyone know of a mode that might be helpful here.  Or at least, a
> way to disable the autoinending in C-mode so I can use syntax
> highlighting but use tabs a la text-mode.  Thanks a lot.
>

Does anyone know of any other language that even has this kind syntax
which might work better than c-mode? Thanks.

John
--