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["Bruce M. Axtens" <bruceax@xxxxxxxxx>]

Currently we have %f for the entire buffer to be written out to a file and  
that temporary file made available to scripts. Could we also have the  
selection available as a temporary file as well rather than just as a  
block of text?

I've written a tool to evaluate scripts in the form '$[' language ':'  
script ']$' but would like to be able to limit evaluation to the selected  
script rather than evaluate the entire buffer, which is the default when  
running a custom tool.

For example, if I have a page containing

Bruce'sOwnZimExtension
======================
Created Wednesday 13 May 2015

$[php:
<?php
function spreadCamel($txt)
{
$temp = substr($txt,0,1);
for ($i = 1; $i < strlen($txt); $i++) {
$c = substr($txt, $i, 1);
if (ctype_upper($c) || ctype_digit($c)) {
$temp = $temp . " ";
}
$temp = $temp . $c;
}
return $temp;
}
echo spreadCamel("MyDogHasFleasAbout1Million");
]$

$[php:
<?php
echo 9 * 9 * 9 * 9;
]$

$[jscript:
WScript.Echo("foo");
]$

$[8th:
"hello world" s:rev .
bye
]$

If I execute my custom tool which uses %f then I end up with

Bruce'sOwnZimExtension

Created Wednesday 13 May 2015

$[php:
<?php
function spreadCamel($txt)
{
$temp = substr($txt,0,1);
for ($i = 1; $i < strlen($txt); $i++) {
$c = substr($txt, $i, 1);
if (ctype_upper($c) || ctype_digit($c)) {
$temp = $temp . " ";
}
$temp = $temp . $c;
}
return $temp;
}
echo spreadCamel("MyDogHasFleasAbout1Million");
]$
->
My Dog Has Fleas About 1 Million<-

$[php:
<?php
echo 9 * 9 * 9 * 9;
]$
->
6561<-

$[jscript:
WScript.Echo("foo");
]$
->foo
<-

$[8th:
"hello world" s:rev .
bye
]$
->dlrow olleh<-

That is, all the scripts get evaluated. I'd like to be able to evaluate  
only the script selected.

Regards,
Bruce
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