How to save the active file with new extension?

g3ppb · Aug 23, 2006#12006-08-23T20:56+00:00

I have a macro below that edits the active file (abc.txt) but then I cannot save it with a new extension (abc.maa), keeping the same format.

CopyFilePath - this is useful only if I can change the file extension to .maa - is there a way to do this?
If so, then maybe I can use...... SaveAs "^c"

Any help appreciated.

InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
UnixReOff
TrimTrailingSpaces
....
other editing commands
....
SaveAs "F:\Ham\MMANA\abc.maa" where abc is the active filename

Mofi · Aug 24, 2006#22006-08-24T10:50+00:00

Add the following lines at the end of your macro:

InsertMode
Clipboard 9
CopyFilePath
Top
Paste
Find Up Select "."
Delete
".maa"
SelectToTop
Cut
SaveAs "^c"
ClearClipboard
Clipboard 0

g3ppb · Aug 24, 2006#32006-08-24T16:28+00:00

Thank you Mofi! Yes, that works of course, but it is a huge kludge!

Perhaps one day Ian Mead may add the variables for active filename and extension...that would make many macros much shorter!

Mofi · Aug 24, 2006#42006-08-24T18:16+00:00

Also possible is to define a template which inserts the not modified parts of the filename with an other extension. Templates can be also executed from within a macro. See help of UltraEdit about templates and there special codes for filename handling. But you still have to cut the new filename inserted by the template to the clipboard before you can use it in the SaveAs or Open dialog.