Q34274: How to Perform Spell Checking in M

Article: Q34274
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 1.00   | 1.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 29-AUG-1988

Question:
   Does the Microsoft Editor have any spell checking capabilities?

Response:
   The M editor does not have built-in spell checking. If you have a
separate spell-check program you can write a macro to invoke it on
your current file.
   For example, you could use the spell checker that comes with
Microsoft Word Version 4.00 by doing the following:

    [M]
        ...
        Spell:=Arg "spell-am " Curfile Shell
        Spell:ALT+S

   The macro works as follows:

   1. Arg introduces an argument to the shell command.
   2. "spell-am" is the name of the spell-check utility
      included in Word Version 4.00.
   3. Curfile is the name of the current file you are editing. Note
      the space at the end of "spell-am "; this space is needed so the
      argument you pass to Shell is "spell-am YourCurrentFile" instead
      of "spell-amYourCurrentFile".
   4. The Shell command invokes COMMAND.COM and passes it the
      spell-am command. When spell-am completes its spell-check,
      it will return to the editor.

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