Automation

Choose one of the following examples:

Automation Example #2 (Convert tabs to spaces)

For this example, we want to convert tab characters in a file to just spaces. Many text files contains tab characters; this often makes them difficult to import into other programs, especially if the programs have different tab stops.

This is almost identical to the previous example; a different VEDIT macro is needed. Create a text file, e.g. "detab8.vdm" containing the following VEDIT commands:

        Config_Tab(8)                        //Assume tab stops every 8
        Detab_Block(0,File_Size)       //Convert tabs to spaces
        Xall                                        //Save file and exit

Then create a batch file, e.g. "detab8.bat" containing the following line:

        c:\vedit\vpw -q -x detab8.vdm %1

With the DETAB8.BAT file, you can now easily (detab) convert all tabs characters in a text file to spaces. For example, assuming the name of the text file is "payments.txt", at a DOS or NT prompt, simply give the command:

        stripw detab8.txt

You could also create a Windows icon for this function.

This example just barely scratches the surface of the many ways in which VEDIT can automate your editing, conversion and file "clean up" operations.

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