Passing search value to external editor.

[kluvi]

I am not sure if I'm overlooked something , but i have this problem:
I use PSPAD to view files with source code of Delphi (*.PAS)
when i let TC search for some string in directories, TC returns list of files.
When i press F3 TC shows file in internal viewer and i can continue with serach in choosen file.
But if i use external editor, TC is not passing search string to it, i must enter search string in external editor again.

I think that there is no possibility to manage it, but it's worth it to ask...
PSPAD accepts this command line: /F "searchstring" (or /FR for regexp) but i dont know if it is possible to pass it FROM TC..
With regards
Martin

[ghisler(Author)]

Sorry, there is currently no way to pass a search string to an external editor from TC. It's not even possible via a button because there is no placeholder for the last search string.

[Gral]

AutoHotKey, something like this:

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IniRead, OutputVar, %COMMANDER_INI%, SearchText, 0
Run, PSPad.exe /F "%OutputVar%" %1%

[Usher]

2ghisler(Author)
It would be great to pass a search string to a Lister plugin. Let the plugin developer decide whether it's possible to pass this string to external viewers/editors.

[kluvi]

2 usher: so TC should call Lister and (modified) lister open some external editor (with searchstring as param)?
I quess that nobody will be willing to do that.
But let's try.. I guess that internal lister author is .....Christian, the boss ..??

Autohotkey: Oh, so big gun for such small bug

2 Christian: placeholder- i dont understand what does it mean exactly ..but i guess. An why Lister plugin is able to get that searchstring? Because of some TC API?

[Horst.Epp]

Using Grals Autohotkey solution you can feed the TC search results to the listbox
and use a button to start the script with one of the search results.
Its nonsense to say Autohotkey is a big gun if only 2 lines are needed.