re moving selected text to CM

[OkAnnie@xxxxxxxx]

Fwiw, I use three sets of integrated utilities (v3 xpl,
startup.int & assignments, and keyboard) I wrote that shift text
between text and the command line. Two apply to random text, the
third manipulates a file or path name. The following pseudocode
may suggest other possibilities to you; the inspiration came from
Herb Tyson's "XyWrite Revealed."  --annie

STARTUP.INT excerpt :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

{sv86,XC BC ldpm }BC p{pv86}
!z2cl &z{pv86}
!cl2z &a{pv86}
!cl2q &c{pv86}
!q2cl &q{pv86}
!fp2f &f{pv86}
!f2cl &l{pv86}

related xpl files and keyboard assignments ::::::::::::::::::::
(NB: I identify my xpl code by using ! as the file name's first
character. My keyboard file is mapped for an unorthodox physical
layout. I insert save/gets into text via my
ShiftCtrl--etc.--table).

save command line to save/get Z:
   !CL2Z
      {sxZ,({is00})}{ex}
   MY.KBD :
      41=&a,GT

put save/get Z on the command line:
   !Z2CL
      {pvZ}{ex}
   MY.KBD :
      82=NI,GH,SI,&z,CI

   MY.KBD:
;  end-defines a block and saves it to save/get Z:
   41=NI,DF,SI,SV,z,CI,RD,XD
;  end-defines a block and appends it to save/get Z:
   41=NI,DF,SI,AD,z,CI,RD,XD
;  turns the previous two characters in text ; to an xpl
function symbol and saves the symbol to save/get Z
   68=BC,p,f,u,n,
,GT,XD,DF,CL,CL,DF,SV,z,XD,GH,SI,&z,CI,XC,RC,DF,CL,DF,SV,z,XD,CR,
BC,&q,GT

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save command line to save/get Q:
   !CL2Q
      {sxQ,({is00})}{ex}
   MY.KBD  (records and executes CM):
      78=&c,XC

put save/get Q on the command line:
   !Q2CL
      {pvQ}{ex}
   MY.KBD :
      82=NI,GH,SI,&q,CI,EL

record command line to save/get Q for text search in closed files
(using _ as first delimiter, type path and string):
   MY.KBD :
      59=GH,ER,_,EL,SI,s,e, ,CI,GT,&c,BC,a,b,XC,&q,XC

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put path and--if any--file name on save/get F:
   !FP2F
      {sx86,{va$ws}} {if({pv86})==1} {sxF,{va$fp}}
      {ex}{ei} {sxF,{va$pa}}{ex}
   MY.KBD :
      33=GT,&f

put save/get F on the command line:
   !F2CL
      {pvF}{ex}
   MY.KBD :
      33=GH,SI,&l,CI

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