Re: Problems using v:errmsg

On Tuesday 2 October 2018 17:03,
Vim Use <vim_use@googlegroups.com> put forth the proposition:
> Am 13.09.2018 um 17:10 schrieb Dave Woodfall:
> > I'm trying to detect whether or not a g// command worked by checking
> > v:errmsg. AFAICT this is almost identical to the example to the
> > example in :help errmsg, although there it is using 'silent! next':
> >
> > let v:errmsg = ""
> > silent! g/^>/
> >
> > if v:errmsg == ""
> > silent g/^-- $/
> > silent g/^>/
> > normal 2o
> > else
> > normal o
> > startinsert
> > endif
> >
> > However it doesn't seem to work. Whatever I try, v:errmsg is always
> > empty so the first part of the if statement will run. I've tried with
> > and without the '!' and also by using normal instead of silent. Doing
> > :echomsg v:errmsg or :messages after vim has been invoked will always
> > be empty too.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > -Dave
>
> You may check v:statusmsg instead, because a :global command without
> match does not produce an *error*.
>
> --
> Andy

Ah right. Thanks.

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Dave

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with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use."
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