How to install a Vimball plugin (with .vba extension)?

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How to install a Vimball plugin (with .vba extension)?

The documentation just says:

> install details Edit the vba file and type: > > :so %

The vimball documentation says:

> All a user needs to do with a vimball is: > > vim someplugin.vba > :so % > :q

  • Do I have to write that in normal mode (inside Vim) or in the _vimrc file?
  • Do I have to write the full path of the .vba file?
  • I can't write vim someplugin in normal mode. Do I have to write :vim plugin?

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Solution 1 - Vim

Open the vba file with vim, and type the :source % command right there. The % refers to the current file, so using :source % while having a file open in vim is telling it to run the file in the context of vim, which in the case of vba files, is installing it in the proper directories.

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