Re: st: BBEdit and Stata

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> I don't use BBEdit, but use Coda (best text editor I've used on the Mac).
> Anyway, I added the exact behaviour you describe using AppleScript. Below is my AppleScript code you might be able to tweak to work with BBEdit.
> It essentially creates a  temporary .do file with your code and is opened in Stata. There may be more elegant ways of doing this, but this worked for me (path of least resistance).
> I've also put together a Stata Syntax Mode for Coda, and a number of clips (snippets inserted with quick keystrokes). If anyone's interested, I'm happy to share.
> 
> This is triggered in Coda by pressing Shift + AppleKey + D (run selected lines):
> 
> -- script settings
> on CodaScriptSettings()
> 	return {displayName:"Do Selection", inContextMenu:"yes"}
> end CodaScriptSettings
> 
> set openURL to ""
> 
> -- actual script
> tell application "System Events"
> 	--Delete temporary do file if it exists
> 	try
> 		do shell script "rm /coda2StataTempSel.do"
> 	end try
> end tell
> 
> 
> tell application "System Events"
> 	--Get the code to execute in Stata
> 	tell application "Coda"
> 		activate
> 		try
> 			tell current split of front document
> 				--Get selected range cooridantes
> 				set stataCode to selected range
> 				set startCharIndex to item 1 of stataCode
> 				set selectedTextLength to item 2 of stataCode
> 				set endCharIndex to startCharIndex + selectedTextLength
> 				
> 				--Loop over selected characters, writing them to an output string
> 				set curCharacters to characters of contents
> 				set stataCode to "***This is a temporary do file. Can delete anytime
> "
> 				repeat with currentIndex from startCharIndex to endCharIndex
> 					set char to item currentIndex of curCharacters
> 					--Collect characters to string
> 					set stataCode to stataCode & char
> 				end repeat
> 			end tell
> 		end try
> 	end tell
> 	
> 	--Write the outputString to a do file
> 	set theFilePath to "coda2StataTempSel.do" as string
> 	set theFileReference to open for access theFilePath with write permission
> 	write stataCode & "
> " to theFilePath
> 	close access theFileReference
> 	
> 	--Execute the temporary do file
> 	tell application "StataSE"
> 		activate
> 		open POSIX file "/coda2StataTempSel.do"
> 	end tell
> 	
> 	
> 	
> 	--Return focus to results window of Stata
> 	tell application "System Events"
> 		keystroke "4" using {command down}
> 	end tell
> end tell
> 
> 
> This is triggered in Coda by pressing Shift + AppleKey + R (run entire file):
> 
> --This script gets text from Coda to Stata
> --It is meant to get the entire contents of the file
> --,write it to a temporary do file, and execute that temporary
> --do file.
> 
> -- script settings
> on CodaScriptSettings()
> 	return {displayName:"Run Do File", inContextMenu:"yes"}
> end CodaScriptSettings
> 
> set openURL to ""
> 
> -- actual script
> tell application "System Events"
> 	--Delete temporary do file if it exists
> 	try
> 		do shell script "rm /codaToStataTemp.do"
> 	end try
> end tell
> 
> 
> tell application "System Events"
> 	--Get the document contents
> 	tell application "Coda"
> 		activate
> 		try
> 			tell current split of front document
> 				set stataCode to contents
> 			end tell
> 		on error
> 			beep return
> 		end try
> 	end tell
> 	
> 	--Write contents to temporary do file
> 	set theFilePath to "codaToStataTemp.do" as string
> 	set theFileReference to open for access theFilePath with write permission
> 	write "**This file can be deleted anytime.
> " to theFileReference
> 	--Write an extra line ending character, otherwise Coda will fail to supply end of doc line
> 	write stataCode & "
> " to theFileReference
> 	close access theFileReference
> 	
> 	--Execute the temporary do file
> 	tell application "StataSE"
> 		activate
> 		open POSIX file "/codaToStataTemp.do"
> 	end tell
> 	
> 	--Return focus to results window of Stata
> 	tell application "System Events"
> 		keystroke "4" using {command down}
> 	end tell
> 	
> end tell
> 
> 


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