Re: [nmh-workers] can comp return the filename of the newly created draf

Hello Eduardo,

> I've been toying with creating a vim frontend for nmh, taking as much
> advantage The way I have currently envisioned the process is to call
> comp within the editor (using -nowhatnow and -noedit), and have the
> editor open a new buffer with the newly created draft. However, for
> this to work I'd need to know the name of the newly created draft,
> specially if there's more than one available draft. Is there a way to
> receive this information from comp itself (or from any other nmh
> tool)?

It's a bit fiddly, with edge cases.

    $ echo path: $PWD >profile
    $ export MH=$PWD/profile
    $ mhparam draft-folder
    $ comp -noedit -nowhatnowproc
    ========================================================================
    Welcome to nmh version 1.7+dev
...
    Press enter to continue: 

    $ ls
    context  draft  profile
    $ cat draft
    From: Ralph Corderoy <ralph@...inputplus.co.uk>
    To:
    cc:
    Fcc: +outbox
    Subject:
    --------
    $
    $ echo draft-folder: drafts >>profile
    $ mhparam draft-folder
    drafts
    $
    $ comp -noedit -nowhatnowproc
    Create folder "/home/tmp/1529073058.514439883/drafts"? yes
    $ mhpath +$(mhparam draft-folder) last
    /home/tmp/1529073058.514439883/drafts/1
    $ comp -noedit -nowhatnowproc
    $ comp -noedit -nowhatnowproc
    $ mhpath +$(mhparam draft-folder) last
    /home/tmp/1529073058.514439883/drafts/3
    $

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Cheers, Ralph.
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