comma in script wizard?

mimeryme · Post by **mimeryme** » 2004 Jun 01, 08:51

How can I input a comma in the template text field and have it count for the script?

When I put a comma (needed in an argument) the preview displays a line break where the comma is. I tried $2C (as in the Find Text dialog), but that doesn't work either.

What I'm trying to do is use IrfanView's resample in a batch, whose argument is: /resample=(x,y)

edit: I saw this in the help file:

Command templates may contain multiple comma-separated commands as the above snapshot illustrates.

So, I understand why the comma is special.

I also tried encapsulating the argument in quotations to no avail.

Post by **nikos** » 2004 Jun 01, 09:44

this is a problem with no solution
in scripts $ followed by number is an automatic counter so you can't use the $2C escape

a workaround would be to use something weird in place of the comma, e.g. %%% or something that you don't use normally. Then edit the generated script and do a global replace of "%%%" for ","

i'll see if any escape for the comma can be worked out

Post by **nikos** » 2004 Jun 01, 11:22

ok, from now on two commas in a row will mean a single real comma, escaping the separator

mimeryme · Post by **mimeryme** » 2004 Jun 01, 18:19

Thank you for the interim solution and the change nikos.