Easy way to open current file in external editor?
lazarus / 9-Editor

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dculp · 2019-06-14 21:22

Of course I can open the desired editor (Editpad Pro) and then open
the current IDE file. However, is there a way to invoke the external
editor and the current file directly from the Lazarus IDE?

Lazarus 2.0.2, Windows 7 Pro

Thanks,
Don C.

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lucamar · 2019-06-14 21:32

Add it as an external tool to Lazarus - menu: "Tools->Configure
External Tools ..."

Example in the attached image.

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dculp · 2019-06-15 02:01

Is there a way to open to the current IDE line number or cursor
position?

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lucamar · 2019-06-15 10:03

Quote from: dculp on June 15, 2019, 04:01:47 amIs there a way to open
to the current IDE line number or cursor position?

If the external editor allows setting them in the command line, then
yes, using the macros $Col() and $Row().

Following on the example above for leafpad you would just set the
parameters to:
Code: [Select]--jump=$Row()
$EdFile()
Note that if the file on disk is different than the one in the IDE
(i.e. if it's modified) you have to save it first by adding $Save() to
the parameters like this:
Code: [Select]--jump=$Row()
$EdFile()
$Save()
As yo can see in the image, there is a full list of macros in the "Add
tool" window. Play with them to see their effects

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dculp · 2019-06-20 13:02

The following works in EditPadPro7 where command line parameters
L=line and C=column --

$EdFile() /L$Row() /C$Col()