Topic: [Moved thread] Trouble with Out_Ins( ) (1 of 13), Read 70 times Conf: VEDIT Macro Language Support From: Ted Green Date: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 03:44 AM [ Note from Christian (4/6/2004): [ I moved this sub-thread from conference [ "VEDIT Macro Library", thread "Preliminary VEDIT 6.12" [ to here to be more appropriate. [ Unfortunately Peter's original message got lost from [ the thread, but Ted has quoted the important part below. At 05:24 AM 3/30/2004, Peter Rejto wrote: >I had trouble combining the Dir_Date() command with the Out_Ins() command. Specifically, I copied the example from the on-line help to the Win98 clipboard, edited it to be one line and copied it back to the Win98 clipboard. Then I used Ctrl-V to launch it in the Vedit Command Mode. I got a "bad >parameter" error message. Peter: You have to change the "Out_Ins( )" to "Out_Ins()". I force a space between the parentheses in the on-line help examples so that it is easier to read. Otherwise "()" looks like a large capital "0". I never considered that someone would literally copy the on-line help examples. I will also try to fix the code so that "Out( )" works without an error. Ted.

Topic: [Moved thread] Trouble with Out_Ins( ) (2 of 13), Read 68 times Conf: VEDIT Macro Language Support From: Peter Rejto Date: Friday, April 02, 2004 06:42 AM On 3/30/2004 10:01:43 AM, Ted Green wrote: >Peter: > >You have to change the >"Out_Ins( )" to "Out_Ins()". > >I force a space between the >parentheses in the on-line >help examples so that it is >easier to read. Otherwise "()" >looks like a large capital >"0". I never considered that >someone would literally copy >the on-line help examples. Thanks Ted, I have incorporated your suggestion into a small macro. I called it EXA-UMM.VDM, for converting an example macro into a User-Menu-Macro. I shall try to upload it. Then I tested my macro. This time, I used the Macro Language Manual. Specifically, I opened it with the usual, {Help, Macro Language} menu command and went to Chapter 4. First, I took the first multi line example macro. Second, copied it to my Vedit file, via my Win98 clipboard. Third, I ran my macro. Fourth, I copied the converted macro to my Win98 clipboard. Finally, I launched the converted macro in Command Mode, via the Ctrl-V key. It just worked fine! Incidentally, I asked some my of colleagues who are Maple power users about the capitol O versus paranthesis issue. They had no reaction and suggested to use the Maple Text Search command, which I did. My search was not succesful. Then I opened a random maple worksheet file. There are found plenty of parantheses, but they were all filled with mathematical symbols. So, the use of paranthese with "empty arguments" must be a nice Vedit programming device. -peter

Topic: [Moved thread] Trouble with Out_Ins( ) (3 of 13), Read 63 times Conf: VEDIT Macro Language Support From: Pauli Lindgren Date: Monday, April 05, 2004 07:03 AM On 4/2/2004 6:42:56 AM, Peter Rejto wrote: > > Fourth, I copied the converted >macro to my Win98 clipboard. Finally, I >launched the converted macro in Command >Mode, via the Ctrl-V key. It just worked >fine! You do not need to use command mode for this. I think it is easier to copy the macro to text register 100, and then use Misc -> Execute macro. And this works with multi line macros, too. -- Pauli

Topic: [Moved thread] Trouble with Out_Ins( ) (4 of 13), Read 62 times Conf: VEDIT Macro Language Support From: Peter Rejto Date: Monday, April 05, 2004 07:03 PM On 4/5/2004 7:03:16 AM, Pauli Lindgren wrote: >You do not need to use command mode for >this. >I think it is easier to copy the macro >to text register 100, and then use Misc >-> Execute macro. >And this works with multi line macros, >too. Thanks Pauli, I think I know how to incorporate your nice suggestion into my macro, for the case of a .pdf file. However, I am having a problem with a .hlp file. More specifically, I do not know how to mark columnar blocks in a .hlp file. This might be needed to separate the macro from the rest of the text on the same line. For this reason I need an extra visual inspection of the content of the clipboard. Looking forward to hearing from you. -peter.

Topic: Re: [Moved thread] Trouble with Out_Ins( ) (7 of 13), Read 47 times Conf: VEDIT Macro Language Support From: Christian Ziemski Date: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 04:25 AM On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 19:03:00 -0400, Peter Rejto wrote: >More specifically, I do not know how to mark columnar blocks in a .hlp file. >This might be needed to separate the macro from the rest of the text on the >same line. For this reason I need an extra visual inspection of the content of >the clipboard. I would do the whole thing this way: 1. Copy the needed part of text (the example macro) (via columnar block, if possible at source) into the clipboard (Ctrl-C) 2. Insert clipboard into VEDIT (Ctrl-V) 3. Trim it if necessary (e.g. columnar block) 4. If still necessary: replace the "( )" with "()" 5. Copy it to T-Reg 100 and execute it from there. Since the sources of macros might be so different I think there will often be some handiwork left. Christian

Topic: [Moved thread] Trouble with Out_Ins( ) (5 of 13), Read 50 times Conf: VEDIT Macro Language Support From: Christian Ziemski Date: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 04:01 AM On 4/5/2004 7:03:16 AM, Pauli Lindgren wrote: >On 4/2/2004 6:42:56 AM, Peter Rejto >wrote: >> >> Fourth, I copied the converted >>macro to my Win98 clipboard. Finally, I >>launched the converted macro in Command >>Mode, via the Ctrl-V key. It just worked >>fine! > >You do not need to use command mode for >this. >I think it is easier to copy the macro >to text register 100, and then use Misc >-> Execute macro. >And this works with multi line macros, >too. Another easy way for executing macros is to add the following entry to the {Tools} or {User} menu: 2 Execute Macro from current buffer via @100 Reg_Copy_Block(100,0,ALL) Call(100) So you can test your currently edited macro with one menu call. Christian

Topic: [Moved thread] Trouble with Out_Ins( ) (12 of 13), Read 40 times Conf: VEDIT Macro Language Support From: Peter Rejto Date: Thursday, April 08, 2004 08:05 AM On 4/5/2004 7:03:16 AM, Pauli Lindgren wrote: >On 4/2/2004 6:42:56 AM, Peter Rejto >wrote: >> >> Fourth, I copied the converted >>macro to my Win98 clipboard. Finally, I >>launched the converted macro in Command >>Mode, via the Ctrl-V key. It just worked >>fine! > >You do not need to use command mode for >this. >I think it is easier to copy the macro >to text register 100, and then use Misc >-> Execute macro. >And this works with multi line macros, >too. Thanks Pauli, Previously I have misunderstood your suggestion. Specifically, I thought that you suggest to remove my Ctrl-V keystroke at the end. Now I realize, that your suggestion is to replace it by your "text register 100 .. Misc..." routine. This has several benefits: I can work with the multi line macro, which is visually far superior to the 1-line version. It nicely isolates the use of the txt-word.vdm macro. I have learned quite a bit from writing my exa-ummm.vdm. A big thank you to both Pauli and Cristian for their valuable suggestions! -peter.

Topic: Re: [Moved thread] Trouble with Out_Ins( ) (6 of 13), Read 40 times Conf: VEDIT Macro Language Support From: Christian Ziemski Date: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 04:25 AM On Fri, 02 Apr 2004 06:42:00 -0400, Peter Rejto wrote: >I have incorporated your suggestion into a small macro. >I called it EXA-UMM.VDM, for converting an example macro into a >User-Menu-Macro. I shall try to upload it. Peter: are you sure that your macro really replaces the "( )" with "()"? The following command Begin_Of_File Replace("()","()",ALL+NOERR) from you macro doesn't do anything! It replaces "()" with the same. It's a typo only, I think. Christian

Topic: Re: [Moved thread] Trouble with Out_Ins( ) (8 of 13), Read 44 times Conf: VEDIT Macro Language Support From: Peter Rejto Date: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 12:44 PM On 4/6/2004 4:25:00 AM, Christian Ziemski wrote: >Peter: > >are you sure that your macro >really replaces the "( )" with >"()"? > >The following command >Begin_Of_File >Replace("()","()",ALL+NOERR) >from you macro doesn't do >anything! It replaces "()" >with the same. >It's a typo only, I think. > > Christian, Thanks for proof-reading my macro! (I corrected this typo on my personal copy and I did not realize that I uploaded the uncorrected copy.) You and Pauli certainly have made many more nice suggestions than I can follow up in a short time. So, I decided to try to upload my corrected macro, right now. Then I shall do some more experiments, so that I can have a reaction to your suggestions. Thanks for the new thread. This question certainly turned out to be more complex than I ever suspected. Incidentally, you have not lost anything in the transfer. I simply deleted an intermediate message of mine, which was no longer relevant. Thanks for all your help. -peter.

Topic: Re: [Moved thread] Trouble with Out_Ins( ) (9 of 13), Read 39 times, 1 File Attachment Conf: VEDIT Macro Language Support From: Peter Rejto Date: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 12:53 PM OOPS, I had trouble again, uploading my macro. Si, have deleted my previous macro and try once more.

  Converts example macro to 1-line.

Topic: Re: [Moved thread] Trouble with Out_Ins( ) (10 of 13), Read 42 times Conf: VEDIT Macro Language Support From: Christian Ziemski Date: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 02:55 PM On Tue, 06 Apr 2004 00:53:00 -0400, Peter Rejto wrote: >OOPS, > >I had trouble again, uploading my macro. Si, have deleted my previous macro and >try once more. Peter, I (still) don't understand your troubles with uploading files, but it seems to work now. And it looks like you want to extend your training lessons in uploading files: ;-) The last macro version is completely commented out!? Perhaps an early development version? Don't panic! Don't bite in your keyboard! It's only a computer... And computers help solving problems we never would have had without those computers. Christian

Topic: Re: [Moved thread] Trouble with Out_Ins( ) (11 of 13), Read 44 times, 1 File Attachment Conf: VEDIT Macro Language Support From: Peter Rejto Date: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 05:13 PM On 4/6/2004 2:55:25 PM, Christian Ziemski wrote: >And it looks like you want to extend >your training lessons in >uploading files: ;-) >The last macro version is completely >commented out!? >Perhaps an early development version? Christian Yes, I do! It turned out that I have corrected one typo and introduced another one. Incidentally, this time I have followed your suggestion as per, your message: webboard.vedit.com?6409,29 Well, I try again with the upload. Here we go,

  Corrected example to user-menu-macro

Topic: [Moved thread] Trouble with Out_Ins( ) (13 of 13), Read 25 times Conf: VEDIT Macro Language Support From: Peter Rejto Date: Monday, April 12, 2004 05:37 PM On 4/6/2004 3:44:45 AM, Ted Green wrote: > >[ >I will also try to fix the >code so that "Out( )" works >without an error. Ted: After making the "()" versus "( )" adjustment, as per your instructions, the example macro works for me. At the same time I preceded it with a #11=Buf_Free Buf_Switch command. I definitely do not wish the example macro to sort my entire file. In short, the "Out()" works for me. -peter.