From: "A.J.Mechelynck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Terminating search in function Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 09:33:01 +0200
> Meino Christian Cramer wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I wrote this snippet: > > > > "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > fun! Ffunchdr() > > let date = strftime( "%F" ) > > > > put='/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/' > > put='/**' > > put=' * desc' > > put=' *' > > put=' *' > > put=' *' > > put=' * Created: ' . date . ' > > put=' *' > > put=' * parameter: > > put=' * parameter: > > put=' * parameter: > > put=' * parameter: > > put=' * parameter: > > put=' *' > > put=' * result 0 - Success, -1 - Failure' > > put=' *' > > put=' */' > > ?desc > > endfun > > command! Funchdr :call Ffunchdr() > > > > > > > > This should give nme the header comment for function definitions in C. > > My problem seems to be the "?desc" command at the end. > > It /should/ move the cursor onto the "desc" keyword right in the > > beginning of the comment block. > > > > But it move the cursor to here: > > > > * desc > > ^ > > | > > cursor position > > > > My """analysis""" (a too big word...) of the problem is: "?" is still > > waiting for input. I tried > > > > > > ?desc<CR> > > > > instead, but now "?" tries to find "desc<CR>" literally and did not > > find it. > > > > There seem to be an exception of the "type the commands as you would > > do normally"-rule here...but what is the rule to recognize that the > > current situation is an exception and what is the solution? > > > > Thank you very much in advance for any help ! :) > > > > Have a nice weekend! > > mcc > > > > > > What you're using is a "searching range" (as in ":?desc" from the keyboard). > It positions the cursor on the first nonblank in the matched line. > > To use a "search command" (as in "?desc" from the keyboard) in an Ex-command > line, use ":normal": > > normal ?desc > > see > :help :range > :help :normal > > > Best regards, > Tony. > Hi Tony, :O) thank you,Tony !:O) execute "normal ?desc\<CR>" will do the job and it seems, that a final execute "normal cw" on the found "desc" cannot be done correctly, since the command is not finished (which it should eb according to the :help normal text). Have a nice weekend! mcc
