Short: Workaround for Edge text editor bug Author: dlester@ncw.net Uploader: dlester ncw net Type: util/edit Architecture: m68k-amigaos This program was written because I got sick and tired of Edge's inability to edit a file that does not exist. You probably went back to read that again because your brain said, "Huh?" when you finished reading it the first time. Rest assured there is a valid point there. When you invoke Edge with a filename parameter it opens that file so you can go to work on it. This is what you would expect, but have you ever noticed what it does if you invoke it with a filename that doesn't exist? Quite simply, it gives you an error and then discards the filename completely. This is very annoying! Apparently the authors of Edge never thought you would want to create a new file using Edge. If you have ever tried to use Edge with an offline mail reader, you may have noticed that you can reply to messages, but writing a new message is problematic. If this doesn't make any sense to you, then you probably haven't run into this problem in your daily use of Edge. If you have run into it, this little hack will solve your problem. Usage for this program is: DoEdge If exists, it is opened by Edge for editting. If does not exist, a zero length file called is created, then that file is opened by Edge. It essentially replaces the Edge command anywhere you might use it. So, in your offline reader config window, put DoEdge in place of Edge and those problems will disappear. The only real requirements for this program to work are that Edge needs to be somewhere in your path, and DoEdge needs to also be in your path if you want it to be accessible from any directory on your system.