On 2006-07-13, JD Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> " Comment out a line by inserting "# " then move to the lower line
> map <F10> i# <Esc>hj
>
> " Here I try to do the same thing but use the BufEnter event to make the
> comment character
> " change depending on the file type (*.asp).
>
> let comment_char="#"
> autocmd BufEnter *.asp let comment_char="'"
> execute "map <F10> i" . comment_char . " <Esc>hj"
>
> " But the comment_char variable never seems to see the let assignment in the
> " autocmd statement. What have I missed here? Is there a better approach?
> " Thank you.
On 2006-07-13, JD Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks much Hari,
>
> I added a space before the <Esc> and your method works nicely.
>
> map <F1> i<C-R>=comment_char<CR> <Esc>hj
Another approach to this would be to make the mapping local to the
buffer, e.g.,
map <F10> i#<Esc>hj
autocmd BufEnter *.asp map <buffer> <F10> i'<Esc>hj
HTH,
Gary
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Gary Johnson | Agilent Technologies
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Wireless Division
| Spokane, Washington, USA
