2007/8/21, After Hours <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Aug 21, 2007, at 11:55 AM, BBEdit-Talk List wrote: > > >> I keep forgetting that not everything needs to be done in my text > >> editor, but I was hopin'! > > > > In case it's not clear, if you save those Perl scripts in BBEdit's > > filters > > folder, then you can run them on the current selection within BBEdit. > > > > Ronald > > Ronald, > > No -- it wasn't clear because -- I've never had a reason to look at > that functionality of BBEdit. Wow. This could be very cool. I > don't use Perl at all beyond having to help customers with pl > scripts, and even then I'm not that talented. But looking at the > manual, I see what I can do with the function you offered within > BBEdit. Thanks!
And note that you are not limited to Perl. As far as I know, you can use any Unix scripting language on your machine to act on the selection in BBEdit. I have used PHP myself. JP -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Have a feature request? Not sure the software's working correctly? If so, please send mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not to the list. List FAQ: <http://www.barebones.com/support/lists/bbedit_talk.shtml> List archives: <http://www.listsearch.com/BBEditTalk.lasso> To unsubscribe, send mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
