Add prev/next links based on filename

Add prev/next links based on filename

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    Dec 11, 2005#1

    I have a bunch of files named chapter01.htm, chapter02.htm etc. I have an ebook and frequently collate the files (after extracting from a .lit) and convert them to .rb format. I would like a macro to insert in the pages a link to the previous and next files.
    eg:
    chapter32.htm
    get the filename
    regex out the file number -> chapter^([0-9][0-9]^).htm ?
    define prevChapter -> prevChapter = ^1 - 1 ?
    define nextChapter -> nextChapter = ^1 + 1 ?
    insert text


    I'm not worried about the first and last case, I'll manually remove invalid links from those two files. But I convert a lot of stuff, and this would be really useful for me.

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      Dec 12, 2005#2

      Sorry, but UltraEdit's macro language does not support variables and is not able to execute equations. If you are sure that the chapter number always exists of 2 figures, it can be solved nevertheless with a sequence of IfCharIs macro commands.

      This macro should do the job. It does not create a prevChapter if chapter number is 00. It does not create a nextCapter if chapter number is 99. If you do not want a prevChapter at chapter number 01, modify the code a little. Do not run this macro at top of the file or it will fail for chapter 00 where no previous chapter exists because Key UP ARROW cannot be executed at top of the file.

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        Dec 12, 2005#3

        I get it. You copy the file path, paste it, and pull out the string from there. Great ^_^