My default download and installation of the VIM suite on a Win 7 , 64
bit ultimate system
was working fine, but has now begun issuing E488 trailing character
error messages,
for most ex commands.
Specific example: Editing "@Risk" a mail collection text file, .
i.e. filetype=mail, syntax=mail,
e @Risk
scroll down some lines and set a mark mc
scroll down some more and set ma
scroll down some more and set mb
Scroll a few more lines and now try some commands!
'a or 'b or 'c work
:a,bp to display the lines in the a,b range. throws an E488
error
:20,30p with an explicit numeric range works
:20,30d with an explicit numeric range works
:a,bd throws an E488
:a,bmc throws an E488
Also confusing is that if ma is at line 40 and mb is at line 50
then for the command
:40,bmc I am getting an error "Not an editor command" and
for :40,bm20 I get an error that I am giving a backward range
and is it (y/n) all right to switch?.
HELP! What has gone bad? and what do I need to do to repair this?
Please also reply to me by email to [email protected] as well as
posting any advice.
I don't Google too well.
Advance thanks.
PS. I first posted this to comp.editors in Google groups on Jan 1,
before finding this venue.
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