Thanks! I'm working on a deadline today but will see if I can integrate this and make things work on Monday.
Max > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 5:57 AM > To: Max Dyckhoff > Cc: vim@vim.org > Subject: Re: Working directory problems > > Try something like this: > > set noshellslash > let f = 'c:\topdir\main\source\ai\somefile' > let f = expand(f) > let f =fnamemodify( f, escape( ':p:s?c:\topdir\main\source\??', '\\' ) ) > > This will give you the relative path, providing that the path head > remains consistent. This should strip off any pathnames it detects > from &path: > > function! GetPathRelative( f ) > let f = expand( a:f ) > let f =fnamemodify( f, ':p', ) > let longest = '' > for dir in split( &path, ',' ) > let dir = expand( dir ) > if stridx( f, dir ) == 0 && f != dir > if strlen( dir ) > strlen( longest ) > let longest = dir > endif > endif > endfor > > if longest != '' > let f = strpart( f, strlen( longest ) ) > let f = substitute( f, '^[/\\]*', '', '' ) > endif > > return f > endfunction > > > let f = GetPathRelative( 'c:\topdir\main\source\ai\somefile') > echomsg f > > let f = expand("%:p") > echomsg f > let f = GetPathRelative( f ) > echomsg f > > > > On 5/25/06, Max Dyckhoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm sorry, the script which I call basically just makes a system call: > > > > function! SDCheckout() > > let file = expand("%") > > if (confirm("Checkout from Source Depot?\n\n" . file, > > "&Yes\n&No", 1) == 1) > > call system("sd edit " . file . " > /dev/null") > > if v:shell_error == 0 > > set noreadonly > > edit! > > else > > if (confirm("An error occured!", "Oh no!", 1) == > > 1) > > endif > > endif > > endif > > endfunction > > > > > > Sorry for the wrapping problems. > > > > I'm not entirely sure what you are suggesting doing with :h and :s??, > > but would I not suffer the problem of not knowing which subdirectory the > > file was in? Surely this isn't something that should need to be fixed, > > rather it should Just Work? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Max > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eric Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 8:10 PM > > To: Max Dyckhoff > > Cc: vim@vim.org > > Subject: Re: Working directory problems > > > > I'm not sure how your bound function works. Have you tried using > > fnamemodify() to manipulate the filename? You can use the :h option > > to strip the path, and :s?? to substitute the relative path. > > > > > > On 5/24/06, Max Dyckhoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have some issues with the working directory in vim that I really > > > cannot get to the bottom of. I have tried looking through the help, > > and > > > I've searched the Interweb too, to no avail, so I thought I would turn > > > to this trusty mailing list! > > > > > > I operate a single vim instance with multiple files open in multiple > > > splits. The common working directory for my code files is > > > c:\<project>\main\source\, and the majority of the files therein lie > > in > > > ai\<filename>. Normally the vim split status line shows the file as > > > being ai\<filename>, namely the relative path from the working > > directory > > > of c:\<project>\main\source\. > > > > > > When I open a new file - which I invariably do using "sf <filename>", > > as > > > I have all the appropriate directories in my path - occasionally the > > > statusline shows as the absolute path, namely > > > c:\<project>\main\source\ai\<filename>. If I perform the command "cd > > > c:\<project>\main\source", then the status line fixes itself. It > > should > > > be noted that the status line is only incorrect for the new file; > > > existing files are still fine. > > > > > > Now I wouldn't normally be bothered by this, but I have a function in > > > vim which I have bound to F6 that will check the current source file > > out > > > of our source depot, and if the status line is showing the absolute > > path > > > then it will fail, because the information about the source depot lies > > > only within the c:\<project>\main directories. > > > > > > God, I hope that makes sense. It seems like such a trivial problem, > > but > > > it really irks me, and I wonder if anyone could give me a hand! > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Max > > > > > > -- > > > Max Dyckhoff > > > AI Engineer > > > Bungie Studios > > > > >
