Ugh. Should have thought of that. I thought up a solution wfile I slept. Number gotten off of a filenamfe. So a plus zero when I get it should work Thanks again.
Mark On Wed, Dec 31, 2025, 4:31 AM Christian Brabandt <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mi, 31 Dez 2025, Mark Manning wrote: > > > Hi again Christian! > > > > I am back with another wierdo problem. > > > > Here is the code: > > > > " > > " Make a new filename (ie: full file name PLUS .(high_num+1) > > " In other words - make a new filename with the backup number one > > " higher than the highest backup number. Example A.BOB;00001 > > " > > echo "High_num = " . high_num > > let high_num = high_num + 1 > > echo "High_num = " . high_num > > let ext = printf("%05d", high_num ) > > echo "High_num = " . high_num > > echo "ext = " . ext > > let new_path = expand("%:p") . ";" . ext > > " > > " Now save the file to the new file name we just made. > > " > > echo "new_path = " . new_path > > > > And here is the output (I haven't included all of the output - only > > from this point). > > > > High_num = 00010 > > High_num = 9 > > High_num = 9 > > ext = 00009 > > new_path = D:\My Programs\PHP\Fix Paper Types\fixpapers. > > php;00009 > > > > As you can see, "High_num" is originally set to "00010". (Actual > > variable name is "high_num".) Anyway, I add one to that number and Vim > > changes the number to "9". I have tried using: > > > > let high_num += 1 > > and > > let ++high_num <---Got an error doing this > > and > > let high_num++ <---Got an error doing this too > > and > > let high_num = high_num + 1 > > > > and I just keep getting that high_num has decremented by one. I'm using > > version 9.1. Should I upgrade to a higher version of Vim? Thanks ahead > > of time for responsing. I is after 2:00am here so I've got to go to > > bed. Been working on this all day trying anything I could think of. > > > > Mark > > PS: If you want the source code I can zip it up and send it. Simple > > script called decvers.vim. (DEC VERSion - probably should rename it > > to something like Upgrade_version.vim or maybe Make_backup.vim. I'm > > basing it on the old DEC 11/780 system where every time you edited a > > file it made a backup of the file and add the next higher number > > to the end as ";#####". Earlier version numbers are older > > than the bigger version numbers.) > > You can include the script verbose on the list, don't need to send it to > me. So the whole list audience has a chance to chime in. > > My guess is the value is seen as octal, and therefore Vim is increments > it in octal mode (00010 -> 8 decimal). > > Instead of incrementing a string value, I'd recommend to perform the > actual arithmetics using a decimal number and then use printf() to > convert it into a string value. > > Thanks, > Christian > -- > The people rule. > > -- > -- > 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 a topic in the > Google Groups "vim_use" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/vim_use/VAd-XX1KMOU/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/aVT7N2dFqNeLPaAr%40256bit.org. > -- -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CAPJLamyekZagPxLQ5Su2TGBNKehe2%3DwGapn%3DpjxFncVxWS7Fsw%40mail.gmail.com.
