wrap selected text, with conditions

neekolo · Oct 31, 2005#12005-10-31T14:11+00:00

Hello,

I've tried to do a simple macro :
wrap the selected text with "<a href="selText">selText</a> if selText begin by "http" or
wrap the selected text with "<a href="http://selText">selText</a> if not.

My macro always add "http://".

Do you see the problem ?

Code: Select all

InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
UnixReOff

Clipboard 9

Find Select "http"

IfFound
  Cut 
  "<a href=""
  Paste 
  "">"
  Paste 
  "</a>"
  Clipboard 0
Else
  Cut 
  "<a href="http://"
  Paste 
  "">"
  Paste 
  "</a>"
  Clipboard 0
EndIf

thanks

Mofi · Oct 31, 2005#22005-10-31T20:00+00:00

I think you have misunderstood something. Find Select "http" does not search for "http" in the selected area. It searches for "http" and selects everything from current cursor position to "http" if found (same as holding Shift key while pressing the OK button in the find dialog). It's not possible to search only inside a selected area.

And I have never tried but I guess, that Find Select with IfFound or IfNotFound is not possible. This combination simply makes no sense.

Suggestion:

First always delete "http://" in the selected text and then always add it.

Find "http://"
Replace All SelectText ""

Bego · Oct 31, 2005#32005-10-31T20:04+00:00

Hi,

Either I went stupid or there is a bug in "find select" (10.20+2) ....
It never finds anything....
Type this complicated file:

Hello
you
out
there

and mark whatevery you want, say, "you"

Now play the makro that looks for "you":

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InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
UnixReOff
Find Select "you"
IfFound
"yes !!!"
Else
"no :-("
EndIf

I'm keen on your behaviour on this ...

P.S. Its not better when working with "StartSelect" ...

rds bego

neekolo · Nov 01, 2005#42005-11-01T00:09+00:00

thank you Mofi,

It's working well now.
I've had a "clipboard 8 copy" to keep the original string.

Here is the new one :

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InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
UnixReOff

Clipboard 8
Copy 
Clipboard 9

Find "http://"
Replace All SelectText ""

Cut 
"<a href="http://"
Paste 
"">"
Clipboard 8
Paste 
"</a>"
Clipboard 0

Bego :

mofi wrote:I guess, that Find Select with IfFound or IfNotFound is not possible.

Bego · Nov 01, 2005#52005-11-01T01:12+00:00

Hi neekolo & Mofi,

seems so. Nevertheless, help file isn't helpful here:

Find Select: Nur markierten Text durchsuchen (optional).
(Only find in marked text)

Anyway there is a good solution for that now ...

rds Bego

Mofi · Nov 01, 2005#62005-11-01T18:57+00:00

Bego wrote:Find Select: Nur markierten Text durchsuchen (optional).
(Only find in marked text)

In English help the option Select is described as follows:

Select - indicates the text should be selected from the current selection/position to the end of the search target

If this is wrong described in German help, you should report this to IDM.

To test if Find Select has found something, use IfSel command instead of IfFound.