Easy way to open current file in external editor?

[dculp]

Of course I can open the desired editor (Editpad Pro) and then open the current IDE file. However, is there a way to invoke the external editor and the current file directly from the Lazarus IDE?

Lazarus 2.0.2, Windows 7 Pro

Thanks,
Don C.

[lucamar]

Add it as an external tool to Lazarus - menu: "Tools->Configure External Tools ..."

Example in the attached image.

[dculp]

Is there a way to open to the current IDE line number or cursor position?

[lucamar]

Is there a way to open to the current IDE line number or cursor position?

If the external editor allows setting them in the command line, then yes, using the macros $Col() and $Row().

Following on the example above for leafpad you would just set the parameters to:

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--jump=$Row()
$EdFile()
Note that if the file on disk is different than the one in the IDE (i.e. if it's modified) you have to save it first by adding $Save() to the parameters like this:

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--jump=$Row()
$EdFile()
$Save()
As yo can see in the image, there is a full list of macros in the "Add tool" window. Play with them to see their effects

[dculp]

The following works in EditPadPro7 where command line parameters L=line and C=column --

$EdFile() /L$Row() /C$Col()