Re: tag files

[cld@xxxxxxxx (Carl Distefano)]

Reply to note from "Morris Krok"  Mon, 15 Dec
2003 12:52:32 +0200

Morris:

> When I tag uncanny.pm with the help key, on the prompt line, it
> says "Application Error".

My error. The command should have been:

TAGFILESTAG UNCANNY.PM

(TAG only works to tag the file in the current window.)

I still recommend that you look at LOG. It may be closer to what
you need than TAGFILES. Especially in conjunction with AE, a U2
frame that "auto-expands" XPL expressions (including VA statements)
on the CMline. Here's what I mean:

Let's assume that D:\MYFILES\UNCANNY.PM is in the current window.
On the CMline, you type (for example):

AE LOG LDPMed 'va$fp' to key X

Hit  once, and the CMline changes to:

LOG LDPMed D:\MYFILES\UNCANNY.PM to key X

Do you see what happened? Frame AE expanded (evaluated) the VA
statement 'va$fp' to the current path and filename. (The Ascii-39
single quotes around 'va$fp' are required.)

Now, hit  a second time. This executes frame LOG; the text
entry "LDPMed D:\MYFILES\UNCANNY.PM to key X" is appended to your
log file alongside a date and time stamp.

The second U2 operation (LOG) can be merged into the AE command with
AE/2 LOG LDPMed 'va$fp' to key X. All this is documented
in the Help screen: HELP AE*. (Note the asterisk in that
HELP command.)

Later you can issue LOG to inspect or edit the log file, or
to add text entries that don't fit on the CMline.

--
Carl Distefano
cld@xxxxxxxx