Calculator Addin For Textpad

[trids]

Here is a simple scriptlet that has proven quite popular with my colleagues, which takes an arithmetic expression and returns the answer. It needs the Beta as it rdepends entirely on the new Execute() function ..

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;TridsCalc.au3 - a calculator addin for text editors
;
;Only works with betas after 3.1.1
;Only works with betas after 3.1.1
;Only works with betas after 3.1.1
;
;Run options
; 1. Call this EXE 
; 2. Call this EXE with an exp[b][/b]ression in the clipboard.
; 3. Setup a tool in Textpad to call the EXE, passing the selection as an exp[b][/b]ression in the commandline
;
;Sample exp[b][/b]ressions
;      2 + 3 * 5
;      2+3*5
;      (2+3)*5
;      2 ^ 3
;      2 ^ 0.5 
;      1.23
;      random() * 10000
;      abs(8-23)
;      Mod(22,8)
;      Log(1000) / Log(10)
;      0x1A
;      hex(2006)

    If $CmdLineRaw = "" Then
       ;No commandline, so try the clipboard
        $sX = ClipGet()
    Else
        $sX = $CmdLineRaw
    Endif
    
    While 1
        $sX = InputBox( @SCRIPTNAME & " - 1.1", "Exp[b][/b]ression:", $sX, "", 300,120 )
        If @ERROR Then EXITLOOP
        $asX = StringSplit( $sX, "=" )
        $sX = StringStripWS( $asX[1], 3 )
        $nX = Execute( $sX )           ;<--- this is only available in betas after 3.1.1
        $sx = $sX & " = " & $nX 
    Wend

To integrate with TextPad..

• Compile the script and save the resulting EXE to somewhere like your C:\Winnt\System32\ folder.
• Create a TextPad tool that executes the EXE, and pass along a commandline parameter of $Sel (which TextPad replaces with the text that you have selected at runtime).
• Assign a keyboard shortcut to the tool .. we use CTRL-/.

Now you can select a formula / expression in a TextPad document, and press your shortcut combination to evaluate it.

Have fun

[ptrex]

@Trids

This looks a lot to my Dynamic Functions

[trids]

Yes, there are similarities .. but I'd say the main difference is that this one is aimed at being a minimalistic addin for TextPad: no GUI stuff, except for the InputBox.

Thanks for the feedback. I must take a closer look at Au3's GUI features sometime when time allows.

[Simucal]

A feature I think you should have is a hotkey that will Copy whatever text you have selected and replace it with the calculated answer.

So lets say I'm in some application and I have "1+1" highlighted, have it do a Ctrl-C, ClipGet, execute it, then replace the text.

That way people could run the script.. and as they were in various documents they could highlight an equation and hit a hotkey and viola.. instant answer.

[trids]

Nice idea Simucal .. but it might be better to leave the answer in the InputBox display. The CTrL+C and execute is cool, but pasting it back is not always possible: imagine that you select text from a browser window, for example -- you can't paste the answer back into it!

Still, the Copy-Execute is a nice idea .. give it a go