On 6 May 2019, at 20:57, 'Andy Wokula' via vim_use <vim_use@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Am 06.05.2019 um 17:02 schrieb 'Lifepillar' via vim_use: >> I would like to create a new buffer "in the background", without opening >> any new window, put some text into the buffer then write it to disk, >> without ever showing the buffer (the reason why I am not populating >> a List and use writefile() directly is that I need to perform some text >> manipulation such as reindenting the text). I thought that something >> like this would do it: >> >> let n = bufnr('my new buffer', 1) >> call setbufline(n, 1, 'hello') >> call writefile(getbufline(n, 1, "$"), './foo.txt') >> >> but the buffer stays empty and setbufline() returns 1. What should I do >> instead? > > (pretty sure that) setbufline() refuses to work with an unloaded buffer.
Oh yes, you are right. So, I guess I will have to use :new or similar, then hide the window. Life. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.