[Fixed] %A parameter not documented in help file

[icfu]

29.08.06 Added: Alias commands on the command line support a command placeholder %A in the command definition, e.g. %A %N will be replaced by the parameter typed by the user, followed by the current file name under the cursor

That's a too important feature for burying it in history.txt...

Icfu

[SanskritFritz]

WOW, thanks Icfu!! This way there is some automatization possible from the comand line I guess. I must play with this.

[now]

Sweet! I was looking for such an expando, but couldn’t find one. This will make it possible to consolidate quite a few of my aliases.

[Clo]

2icfu


Hello Jeff !

• Added in the Tutos @ download, online very soon

• APART :   AFAIK, the line in the History.txt might be :

…%A %N will be replaced with the parameter…

 VG
Claude
Clo

[Yuta]

Can someone give a larger explanation?.
I put the commands %A %N assigned at a button but it didn't work.

[icfu]

If you want to enter a parameter after pressing a standard button, you have to use ?, not %A!

%A is used for custom commands and replaced by the parameter you enter on the command line. See this thread as an example what you can do with %A:
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=127707#127707

Icfu

[Yuta]

Oh!. I see. I wasn't aware of the existence of custom commands. Thanks for the link.

[Hacker]

BTW: This is how I had hoped Aliases and %A would work - see sample application. Just try to type these into the command line:

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z BlaBla

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z> BlaBla

The ">" overwrites the sample parameter definition.

Roman

[icfu]

Well, this problem can be solved manually just by duplicating the z alias, naming it z> and removing all but %A from parameter.

But, the alias feature of TypeAndRun is not possible in TC, which is what I miss:

alias z
command: bla.exe
parameter: /fixed1 %A1 /fixed2 %A2

So, you enter z bla blubb and the result is:
bla.exe fixed1 bla fixed2 blubb

Icfu

[Hacker]

icfu,

Well, this problem can be solved manually just by duplicating the z alias, naming it z> and removing all but %A from parameter.

This is the first time you responded the same way as Christian did (on the beta board).

The difference is that you are suggesting a workaround, I was suggesting a way how to implement a new feature at that time.

Roman

[icfu]

This is the first time you responded the same way as Christian did (on the beta board).

What a fuckin' great compliment!

The difference is that you are suggesting a workaround, I was suggesting a way how to implement a new feature at that time.

True, and I am absolutely in favour of your proposal as I hate workarounds. Nothing more stupid than to create every alias twice... I only wanted to join the party of frustration with an example which doesn't even have a workaround.

Well, I would probably choose another symbol, not >, because this looks like a redirection to me, but that's not really important.

Too bad that ghisler hasn't listened.

Icfu

[ghisler(Author)]

%A has been documented now. In addition, there are new parameters %A1..%A9 for parameters 1..9! Please try it.

[icfu]

Confirmed documentation. %A additions are very nice, good job.

Icfu

[ghisler(Author)]

Thanks!