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SlickEdit® / Re: How to delete a file from the SlickEdit editor window?

« Last post by TheHumbleOne on Today at 10:00:14 pm »

How exactly do I run this "delete_file" command?

I tried the following: When the file is open, I press "Escape" key, then type "delete_file" command. I get the "Unknown command" error. There must be another way of running this command; I just don't know what it is.

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SlickEdit® / Re: How to delete a file from the SlickEdit editor window?

« Last post by Dan on Today at 08:57:19 pm »

SlickEdit has a delete_file built in.  You can look at the help on it.  It returns a status, you want to pay attention to it because if the file was still open, you may not be able to delete it.

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SlickEdit® / Re: How to use a user-defined macro

« Last post by Dan on Today at 08:56:12 pm »

I want to know how I can load and use a user-defined macro. I looked into the documentation, but did not find a clear step-by-step method of using a user-defined macro.

Background: I needed a way to get character count for a file. When I did a Google search, I came across this solution that was posted by another SlickEdit user:
https://community.slickedit.com/index.php?topic=5820.0
I see the code that this user has posted; the question is, how do I use the code? Specifically, I need to know:

- What should be the file extension for the user-defined code?

.e

- Where to save this file?

Anywhere you like, but add that path to the VSLICKPATH environment variable so that it will be reloaded the next time you open the editor.

- How to use this code?

• Go to Macro>Load module... and choose that file
• Run the count_selchars macro on the SlickEdit command line, or bind it to a key

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SlickEdit® / Re: Go To Reference in Editor Window please

« Last post by namklak on Today at 08:05:15 pm »

Cool, thanks

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SlickEdit® / How to delete a file from the SlickEdit editor window?

« Last post by TheHumbleOne on Today at 07:43:18 pm »

Is there a way to delete a currently open file from the SlickEdit editor window? I don't want to do this from the Windows Explorer. Ideally, the "Delete file" command should be available when I right-click on the editor tab of the currently open file.

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SlickEdit® / How to use a user-defined macro

« Last post by TheHumbleOne on Today at 07:04:23 pm »

I want to know how I can load and use a user-defined macro. I looked into the documentation, but did not find a clear step-by-step method of using a user-defined macro.

Background: I needed a way to get character count for a file. When I did a Google search, I came across this solution that was posted by another SlickEdit user:
https://community.slickedit.com/index.php?topic=5820.0
I see the code that this user has posted; the question is, how do I use the code? Specifically, I need to know:

- What should be the file extension for the user-defined code?
- Where to save this file?
- How to use this code?

Thanks for any help.

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SlickEdit® / Re: Go To Reference in Editor Window please

« Last post by SlickEdit Support on Today at 03:06:36 pm »

You bought SlickEdit v27 so you have access to dot releases for that version in your Registered Products at www.slickedit.com

When SlickEdit 27.0.2 is released your SlickEdit download link will update to that release accordingly.

Best,
SlickEdit Support

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SlickEdit® / Re: activate_tool_window() activates SlickEdit when it is not the active window

« Last post by rowbearto on Today at 01:57:11 pm »

Looks like the application is also given focus if I do Project->Open Workspace, then navigate away from SE to another window. When workspace is finally opened SE gets the application focus.

Does SE team know what is the cause of all this and the fix? Should I keep reporting when I find times SE gets application focus or is this already understood by SE team and fix is known?

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SlickEdit® / Re: Java Live Errors refuses to recognize some classes

« Last post by patrick on Today at 01:52:05 pm »

Yes, that is the problem.  When I said it was subtle, I was talking about the mechanism that's causing the path to be rewritten to a relative path. There's no question relative paths are a problem. 

I'll update when I have a fix for you to try.  Either as the hotfix, or something you can temporarily apply until 27.0.2 comes out.   

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SlickEdit® / Re: Go To Reference in Editor Window please

« Last post by namklak on January 29, 2023, 06:31:53 pm »

That sounds about right.  Unfortunately I just paid for SE and did not get a maintenance contract, so I guess I bought a broken product.  woe is me and the wasted corp $.