Topic: Tip: File modification date visible after opening a file (1 of 3), Read 18 times Conf: VEDIT Macro Library From: Christian Ziemski Date: Thursday, June 09, 2005 03:48 PM When opening a file in VEDIT I'm often interested in knowing the date of the last modification of that file. I could use the detailed view in the File-Open-Dialog or can have a look in the Explorer's file list but I find it more convenient if VEDIT displays it by itself. So I added the following two lines to my STARTUP.VDM to make use of text register 110 (the File open event macro): Config(F_E_F_MACRO, "Enable file open/close event macros", 1, ALL) Reg_Set(110, 'If(Is_Open_Write) { File_Stamp_String(120) Statline_Message("Last mod.: |@(120)") }') This way every time I open a file its modification date/time is displayed in the status line; until the next keystroke. Ted: A suggestion: Perhaps that info can be added to the standard dialog box {Help, Status display} too? Christian

Topic: Re: Tip: File modification date visible after opening a file (2 of 3), Read 17 times Conf: VEDIT Macro Library From: Ted Green Date: Friday, June 10, 2005 11:45 AM At 03:49 PM 6/9/2005, you wrote: >This way every time I open a file its modification date/time is >displayed in the status line; until the next keystroke. > > >Ted: >A suggestion: Perhaps that info can be added to the standard dialog >box {Help, Status display} too? Christian: Cool! I will look into displaying it on the status line for one keystroke, as a built-in function. And add it to {HELP,Status display}. Ted.

Topic: Re: Tip: File modification date visible after opening a file (3 of 3), Read 8 times Conf: VEDIT Macro Library From: Ted Green Date: Thursday, March 23, 2006 09:38 PM At 02:49 PM 6/9/2005, you wrote: >When opening a file in VEDIT I'm often interested in knowing the date >of the last modification of that file. >So I added the following two lines to my STARTUP.VDM to make use of >text register 110 (the File open event macro): > >Config(F_E_F_MACRO, "Enable file open/close event macros", 1, ALL) >Reg_Set(110, 'If(Is_Open_Write) { File_Stamp_String(120) > Statline_Message("Last mod.: |@(120)") }') > >This way every time I open a file its modification date/time is >displayed in the status line; until the next keystroke. I just added this code as an option in the Ustartup.vdm file. >A suggestion: Perhaps that info can be added to the standard dialog >box {Help, Status display} too? I will keep this in the Suggestion box. Ted.