"Tracy Pierce" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
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> I need to do
>
> /input EF
> abcde
> /echo !EF
> abcde
> /c 31 "!EF" @
>
> but instead of literally !EF at column 31, I want abcde. help? brain not
> working today.
If my memory serves me correctly, putting a colon in front will force it to
parse as an MPE command
:/c 31 "!EF" @
/M GoLD
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