Why not write a little paragraph that does the select, then ED, which you execute ?
Ross Ferris Stamina Software Visage – an Evolution in Software Development >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of John Hester >Sent: Tuesday, 27 April 2004 9:12 AM >To: U2 Users Discussion List >Subject: Re: [UV] Problem reactivating select list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >> John what is wrong with this approach >> loop >> readnext id else done = true >> until done do >> list<-1> = id >> repeat >> select list to mylist >> loop >> readnext id else done = true >> until done do >> execute "ed ":file:" ":id >> repeat >> >> then before, after, between the two loops you can do whatever you wanted >to do >> Will > >That's close to what I did originally. The problem is that ED needs to >think that it is reading from a select list for the "X" command to work. > If I process the select list outside of ED, ED thinks it is working >against a single item and the only way you can exit the middle of a list >is with <crtl><C>. > >-John > >-- >u2-users mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.667 / Virus Database: 429 - Release Date: 23/04/2004 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.667 / Virus Database: 429 - Release Date: 23/04/2004 -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
