"""""''""'"'"""""""''''""'""""''!

[anystupidassname]

Could somebody please tell me what logic I should use for long multiple parameter commands so I can get quotes right the first time?!? I've spent 10 minutes before just trying to get quotes right. I have to make a MsgBox(0, "", $var & "'"'whatever" & "'"' & $var & arggggggggggg) just to see what it is coming out as. Has somebody created a command line transformer? Am I being stupid/lazy?!? An example I have had problems with:

$chkxcode = RunWait($pcfd & "unzip.exe -d " & '"' & $pcfd & '1"' & " 1.zip", $pcfd)

[Valuater]

i don't think this could be correct

run $pcfd

and then use it again in the same string

what is "$pcfd"

2

i dont think this is correct

& '"' &

???

8)

EDIT

this is correct

MsgBox(0, "", $var & " whatever " & $var & "arggggggggggg ")

8)

Edited August 5, 2005 by Valuater

[anystupidassname]

i don't think this could be correct

run $pcfd

and then  use it again in the same string

what is "$pcfd"

2

i dont think this is correct

& '"' &

???

8)

EDIT

this is correct

MsgBox(0, "", $var & " whatever " & $var & "arggggggggggg ")

8)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Was that a "Microsoft" response I detected?

I hate to break it to you but I posted the WORKING result of my toils and tears.

Any suggestions to avoid them in the future? Am I the only one with my brain wired this way?!?

$pcfd = @CommonFilesDir & "\blah\blah\" in this case.

[Valuater]

if it worked that's great... just could have been written a little shorterand..

if it works... thats what matters... i check like this

$pcfd = @CommonFilesDir & "\blah\blah\"
 
 
 MsgBox(0, "", $pcfd & "unzip.exe -d " & '"' & $pcfd & '1"' & " 1.zip")

by the way... autoit is my hobbie... i am no where near developer status

i just try to help... if and when i can

8)

Edited August 5, 2005 by Valuater

[anystupidassname]

if it worked that's great... just could have been written a little shorterand..

if it works... thats what matters... i check like this

$pcfd = @CommonFilesDir & "\blah\blah\"
 
 
 MsgBox(0, "", $pcfd & "unzip.exe -d " & '"' & $pcfd & '1"' & " 1.zip")

by the way... autoit is my hobbie... i am no where near developer status

i just try to help... if and when i can

8)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No worries. Thanks, I didn't mean to sound ungrateful.

If you think that the following command line can be shortened, I'm all ears.

This:

$pcfd & "unzip.exe -d " & '"' & $pcfd & '1"' & " 1.zip"

Ends up running this:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\blah\unzip.exe -d "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\blah\1" blah.zip

I was actually wanting to put quotes around blah.zip as well but they are not needed and I couldn't figure it out so...

[Valuater]

like this

$pcfd = @CommonFilesDir & "\blah\blah\"
 
 
 MsgBox(0, "", $pcfd & 'unzip.exe -d "' & $pcfd & '1"' & ' " 1.zip"')

i also added the quotes you wanted "blah.zip"

8)

Edited August 5, 2005 by Valuater

[Valuater]

Actually i don't understand the "1" here

...Shared\blah\1" blah.zip

i could understand

...Shared\blah\blah.zip

i do understand

Shared\blah\unzip.exe -d

How does the "1' work..??

8)

[anystupidassname]

Actually i don't understand the "1" here

...Shared\blah\1" blah.zip

i could understand

...Shared\blah\blah.zip

i do understand

Shared\blah\unzip.exe -d

How does the "1' work..??

8)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The "1" is a temporary subfolder

Yea, I'm weird...

Your suggestion IS slightly shorter and cleaner thanks!

I only removed a space between the " and 1.zip

$pcfd & 'unzip.exe -d "' & $pcfd & '1"' & ' "1.zip"', $pcfd

I still think it would be possible to have a tools that you input the command line and it outputs autoit quotage freakyness...

[therks]

You do know you can just double up the quotes, right?

msgbox(0, "", "He said, ""She said.""")
Or
msgbox(0, "", '"They''re saying, don''t do that!"')

*Edit: Simple "tool" that will fix your quotes in strings:

$s_String = InputBox('Input', 'Enter the string to convert:', 'They''re saying, "Don''t do that!"', '', 300, 100, default, default)
$s_String = StringReplace($s_String, '"', '""')
$s_String = StringReplace($s_String, "'", "''")
Inputbox('Output', 'Here is your converted string (Copy this):', $s_String, '', 300, 150, default, default)

Edited August 6, 2005 by Saunders

[anystupidassname]

You do know you can just double up the quotes, right?

msgbox(0, "", "He said, ""She said.""")
Or
msgbox(0, "", '"They''re saying, don''t do that!"')

*Edit: Simple "tool" that will fix your quotes in strings:

$s_String = InputBox('Input', 'Enter the string to convert:', 'They''re saying, "Don''t do that!"', '', 300, 100, default, default)
$s_String = StringReplace($s_String, '"', '""')
$s_String = StringReplace($s_String, "'", "''")
Inputbox('Output', 'Here is your converted string (Copy this):', $s_String, '', 300, 150, default, default)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thats helpful, Thanks.