Tim Chase wrote:
On 06/05/2011 12:30 PM, Tim Johnson wrote:
I'm unclear about when to use and when *not* to use the colon in a
string for the `execute' command - as composed programmatically.
I'd appreciate it if someone could point me to some documentation or
discussion on this topic.
:h execute
doesn't seem to clear this question up for me.
As far as I can tell, the colon is *never* needed in the string used
by :exec command as the resulting string is (per ":help :execute")
executed as an Ex command. Explicitly stated in usr_41.txt (around
line 498)
Not that the following couldn't be done otherwise, avoiding the colon,
but...
exe "echomsg getline('.')|norm! j:echomsg getline('.')\<cr>"
So, if one has a "norm" embedded in your string, one may find a colon
therein useful.
(you may need to use :mess to see the messages).
Regards,
Chip Campbell
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