insert result of ruby

[Tim Hammerquist]

Tim Hammerquist wrote:
> Jeff Rose wrote:
> > Anyone know if there is a way to run a small bit of ruby and
> > insert the result into the current buffer?
> > 
> > I wanted to do something like this, but get the output into
> > the buffer rather than the command window:
> > 
> > :ruby require 'date'; puts Date.today
> 
> Assuming you have a vim built with +ruby:
> 
> :ruby <<EOF
> def insert_string (str)
>     buf = VIM::Buffer.current
>     win = VIM::Window.current
>     buf.append(win.cursor[0], str)
> end
> EOF
> 
> :ruby require 'date'; insert_string( Date.today.to_s )

Doh!

:help if_ruby

for more information. :)

Tim