[zhouzh2]

I wrote this for inserting number row. both in this kind:

a=1

	b=2

	c=3

	..

	

and:

a = 1  somethinghere

	b = 2  somethinghere

	c = 3  somethinghere

	..

	

It is supposed to work from number 0 to 99 or 99 to 0.

/*insertNumbers.jsee*/

	/*Insert numbers in a row*/

	

	var i = prompt("Please enter the start number (not larger than 99)", 0);

	var n = prompt("Please enter the end number (not larger than 99)", 1); //promote

	

	if ((i == "")|| (n == "")){Quit();};

	if ((i > 99)|| (i < 0) || (n > 99)||(n < 0)) {alert("Error!"); Quit();}; //errors

	

	cfg = document.Config;

	var userVSsetting = cfg.General.VirtualSpace;

	cfg.General.VirtualSpace = 'true';

	cfg.Save(); //enable VirtualSpace so that when inserting at '^a=nb=n...' will run normally.

	

	status = "Inserting - Please Wait...";

	

	if (i < n) {

		n++;

		while (i < 10){

			document.selection.Text=i;

			document.selection.LineDown(false,1);

			document.selection.CharLeft(false,1);

			i++;

			if (i == n) {insertEnd();};

		};

		while (i <= 99){

			document.selection.Text=i;

			document.selection.LineDown(false,1);

			document.selection.CharLeft(false,1);

			document.selection.CharLeft(false,1);

			i++;

			if (i == n) {insertEnd();};

		};

	}; //ascending

	

	else {

		n--;

		while (i >= 10){

			document.selection.Text=i;

			document.selection.LineDown(false,1);

			document.selection.CharLeft(false,1);

			document.selection.CharLeft(false,1);

			i--;

			if (i == n) {insertEnd();};

		};

		while (i < 10){

			document.selection.Text=i;

			document.selection.LineDown(false,1);

			document.selection.CharLeft(false,1);

			i--;

			if (i == n) {insertEnd();};

		};

	}; //descending

	

	function insertEnd(){

		cfg.General.VirtualSpace = userVSsetting;

		cfg.Save();

		status = "Inserting Completed";

		Quit();

	};

	

However, this macro will be trapped in a loop under a certain situation, i.e. when 110, or when 10

[zhouzh2]

no one interested?:-(

[ToadLoadin]

Hi zhouzh2,
If your “somethinghere” in every line is exactly the same:

	a=1

	b=2

	c=3

	..

and:

	a = 1  somethinghere

	b = 2  somethinghere

	c = 3  somethinghere

	..

perhaps you could use “Insert Number Sequence” plugin, the Simplified Chinese version is here.

[zhouzh2]

Thanks ToadLoadin :-)
I know there is such a plug-in.
However, a 32bit plug-in will not work on a 64bit Emeditor.
Furthermore, I would prefer a macro if the macro can do what I want, since it saves hardware recourse.
“somethinghere” is not what I want to insert. This is just one of the situation when inserting numbers. Under the above two situation a macro should behave accoradingly to insert numbers correctly. To surpass this I temporarily enables the VirtualSpace and restores it when finished.
The problem here is when entering a start number greater than 2, the macro will stack in a infinite loop, but I can’t find out why…from I point of view, this macro should run correctly :-?

[ToadLoadin]

Hi zhouzh2,

I modified your macro to this:

cfg = document.Config;

	var userVSsetting = cfg.General.VirtualSpace;

	cfg.General.VirtualSpace = 'true';

	cfg.Save(); //enable VirtualSpace so that when inserting at '^a=nb=n...' will run normally.

	

	var i = prompt("Please enter the start number (not larger than 99)", 0);

	var n = prompt("Please enter the end number (not larger than 99)", 1); //promote

	

	if ((i == "")|| (n == "")){Quit();};

	if ((i > 99)|| (i < 0) || (n > 99)||(n < 0)) {alert("Error!"); Quit();}; //errors

	

	// Get current cursor position

	    var iCol = document.selection.GetActivePointX(eePosLogicalA);

	    var iLine = document.selection.GetActivePointY(eePosLogical);

	// Caculate the number of lines

	    var nLines = Math.abs(i-n)+1;

	

	status = "Inserting - Please Wait...";

	

	for (var j=0; j < nLines; j++) {

	    document.selection.SetActivePoint(eePosLogicalA, iCol, iLine+j);

	    if (i < n) { //ascending

	    	document.selection.Text = i;

	    	i++;

	    } else { //descending

	    	document.selection.Text = i;

	    	i--;

	    }

	}

	

	cfg.General.VirtualSpace = userVSsetting;

	cfg.Save();

	status = "Inserting Completed";

	Quit();

And observed an interesting issue, as you noticed:

when 1<i10, or when 10<i<=99 and n<10

The first number inserted will be the biggest one, I guess that’s why your macro fall into a infinite loop, but I can not figure out why this happens, perhaps a bug? 8-)

[zhouzh2]

Hi ToadLoadin,
Thanks a lot for your help. Your macro is a lot elegant than my silly one :-)
Yeah I agree with you that this is strange and might be a bug, not so sure though.
Any other JavaScript expert please come to our rescue :-?
(Yutaka? 8-) )

[tonne]

Try
if (Math.abs(i) < Math.abs(n)) { //ascending

[ToadLoadin]

tonne wrote:
Try
if (Math.abs(i) < Math.abs(n)) { //ascending

That works!~~ :-) But…why that works? :-(

[tonne]

prompt returns a string; is “2” < "10" ?

[ToadLoadin]

tonne wrote:
prompt returns a string; is “2” < "10" ?

OIC, it’s a string comparison instead of integer one.

Thank you! :-D

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