user input in a macro

user input in a macro

[Baloff]

Hello

I am building a macro using edit-kbd-macro.

******************************
C-x C-f			;; find-file
E			;; self-insert-command
TAB			;; c-indent-command
T			;; self-insert-command
2*TAB			;; c-indent-command
4			;; self-insert-command
TAB			;; c-indent-command
RET			;; newline
+9			;; self-insert-command
RET			;; newline
v			;; self-insert-command
C-x C-f			;; find-file
main.cpp		;; self-insert-command * 8
RET			;; newline


now, what that says is make a directory in this location and name it 9
now, how do I choose a name dynamically while the macro is running?

what I did

******************************
C-x C-f			;; find-file
E			;; self-insert-command
TAB			;; c-indent-command
T			;; self-insert-command
2*TAB			;; c-indent-command
4			;; self-insert-command
TAB			;; c-indent-command
RET			;; newline
+
C-x q			;; self-insert-command
RET			;; newline
v			;; self-insert-command
C-x C-f			;; find-file
main.cpp		;; self-insert-command * 8
RET			;; newline

but this puts 'E' at the end of the path and I feel it will not
work. any help is appreciated.

thanks

>  LocalWords:  cpp RET

Re: user input in a macro

[Kevin Rodgers]

Baloff wrote:
 > I am building a macro using edit-kbd-macro.
 >
 > ******************************
 > C-x C-f			;; find-file
 > E			;; self-insert-command
 > TAB			;; c-indent-command
 > T			;; self-insert-command
 > 2*TAB			;; c-indent-command
 > 4			;; self-insert-command
 > TAB			;; c-indent-command
 > RET			;; newline
 > +9			;; self-insert-command
 > RET			;; newline
 > v			;; self-insert-command
 > C-x C-f			;; find-file
 > main.cpp		;; self-insert-command * 8
 > RET			;; newline
 >
 >
 > now, what that says is make a directory in this location and name it 9
 > now, how do I choose a name dynamically while the macro is running?

I think this requires enable-recursive-minibuffers to be set:

M-: (insert (read-string "Name: ")) RET

But there is probably a better way.

-- 
Kevin Rodgers