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>
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.
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.
You must have version 2.2 or above to add user tools.
- Click on TOOLS --> TOOL CONFIGURATION
- Fill in the form that appears.
Menu Item Name : Word Count
Command Line : wc "%f"
leave the rest blank - Click on the OUTPUT TAB
Make sure that CAPTURE OUTPUT and OUTPUT TO OUTPUT WINDOW are both checked - Click APPLY
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 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.