in reply to Re: Is it possible to open notepad?
in thread Is it possible to open notepad?

Control an inferior text editor from a superior text processing scripting language?

I use this technique occasionally in CLI programs which require entering a fair amount of text: I generate a YAML or JSON file which prompts for the desired input, write it to a temporary file, then launch $ENV{EDITOR} || '/usr/bin/vi' to edit the file.

It works well for programs where I can assume users have the appropriate technical skills.

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Re^3: Is it possible to open notepad?
by Jim (Curate) on Aug 25, 2011 at 04:56 UTC

    Fair enough. I can see a use case for popping open a text editor in the middle of CLI program.

    It works well for programs where I can assume users have the appropriate technical skills.

    In the Windows world, one can assume that users with "appropriate technical skills" will refuse to use Microsoft Notepad. ;-)

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