I don't know if I've missed this but is there a word count function for UltraEdit Mac version?

Not yet in UEM.... but you can add it yourself in a limited way.


Add a User Tool...

make the command line

wc "%f"

make sure you send the output to the Output Window

there will be 3 numbers shown. <lines> <words> <characters>

Then, I think UEM should add it in soon.

OK, at the meantime I have to do what you said but I'm a little confused on how you do it.

I have another idea, you can use a script for this task. See Count words, characters and lines where I posted such a script for a special statistic analyses which could be modified for a more general usage.

Not sure where a 100 line script is better than a ONE line Unix command.

You must have version 2.2 or above to add user tools.

1. Click on TOOLS --> TOOL CONFIGURATION
2. Fill in the form that appears.
   Menu Item Name : Word Count
   Command Line : wc "%f"
   leave the rest blank
3. Click on the OUTPUT TAB
   Make sure that CAPTURE OUTPUT and OUTPUT TO OUTPUT WINDOW are both checked
4. Click APPLY

You now have a Word Count command

The script can be reduced in code for general usage and without comments it is only a few lines.

The advantages of using a script:

• The output format can be customized.
• It can be written to output the statistic either to a message box, a new file, to output window, or even into the file itself.
• The statistic output can be produced also for the entire file, or only selected text, or for selected text and entire file.
• The word delimiters can be customized and it is possible to filter the word list before counting, for example to ignore strings with a single character like a or I.

Summarized, using a script gives a user with good skills in writing scripts the possibility to customize the statistic output to personal needs. If such a customization is not required or a user has no skills in writing scripts, calling the word count tool is definitely the better solution.