Re: Need Program to add > marks to text

On Sat, 15 Jun 2024 15:33:38 -0500, [email protected] wrote:

> I want to be able to copy/paste a text file and have the program place
> a > (Greater-than-sign) quote mark before each line of text.
> 
> I must also be able to control line length.
> 
> My Message Cleaner program will not work on my Windows 7 machine. It
> does this function fine on my XP comp.
> 
> Yes, I know that my newsreader does this job automatically on a Reply.

I'd use a Notepad++ macro for such a task. The following example pasts
the clipboard content to the current Notepad++ editor tab. (Should be
empty; else current unselected text will be included in the results.)
Then it selects all, does a couple of RegEx replacements, adds a last
CRLF, selects everything again and moves the text to the clipboard.
(The Notepad++ editor tab will be empty, again, afterwards. Therefore,
it will be ready to receive the next text for reformatting.)

Adjust parameters (line length,...) to your needs. Assign a shortcut to 
the macro or add it to the icon bar for quick access.

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<Macro name="ReWrap80_&amp;_Quote" Ctrl="no" Alt="no" Shift="no" Key="0">
            <Action type="0" message="2179" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
            <Action type="0" message="2013" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
            <Action type="3" message="1700" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
            <Action type="3" message="1601" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="[^\r\n]+\K\R(?!\R)" />
            <Action type="3" message="1625" wParam="0" lParam="2" sParam="" />
            <Action type="3" message="1602" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam=" " />
            <Action type="3" message="1702" wParam="0" lParam="512" sParam="" />
            <Action type="3" message="1701" wParam="0" lParam="1609" sParam="" />
            <Action type="3" message="1700" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
            <Action type="3" message="1601" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="^(?=.{80,})(.{1,79})\s" />
            <Action type="3" message="1625" wParam="0" lParam="2" sParam="" />
            <Action type="3" message="1602" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="$1\r\n" />
            <Action type="3" message="1702" wParam="0" lParam="512" sParam="" />
            <Action type="3" message="1701" wParam="0" lParam="1609" sParam="" />
            <Action type="3" message="1700" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
            <Action type="3" message="1601" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="^(.*)$" />
            <Action type="3" message="1625" wParam="0" lParam="2" sParam="" />
            <Action type="3" message="1602" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="&gt; \1" />
            <Action type="3" message="1702" wParam="0" lParam="512" sParam="" />
            <Action type="3" message="1701" wParam="0" lParam="1609" sParam="" />
            <Action type="0" message="2318" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
            <Action type="1" message="2170" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="&#x0D;" />
            <Action type="1" message="2170" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="&#x0A;" />
            <Action type="0" message="2013" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
            <Action type="0" message="2177" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
        </Macro>
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Please note, that the script inserts "> " (= with trailing space) and
does /not/ honor potential current quotation when re-wrapping. Therefore,
the script only works with unquoted text. Use the internal editor of your 
Newsreader or adjust the macro, if you need more flexibility.

HTH.
BeAr
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