quotes and variables

[tengwer]

I don't know why but i always seem to have trouble with quotes and variables. I have a variable $CurrentCursor which contains the path to the current mouse cursor being used. Rather than the script reading this variable as windows\cursors\mycursor.cur I need it to be read as "windows\cursors\mycursor.cur". I've tried doubling up quotes around the variable but this doesn't work. The part of the script is as follows:

$Cursor = DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "LoadCursorFromFile", "str", $CurrentCursor)

Can anyone help?

[Jos]

Are you sure you need those quotes around it or is the path incorrect?

anyways:

$Cursor = DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "LoadCursorFromFile", "str", '"' & $CurrentCursor & '"')

Edited May 20, 2009 by Jos

[Mat]

$Cursor = DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "LoadCursorFromFile", "str", """" & $CurrentCursor & """")

Remember:

" "" " is a ", I condense it to get """"

alternatively use combinations of ' and "

$Cursor = DllCall('user32.dll', 'int', 'LoadCursorFromFile', 'str', '"' & $CurrentCursor & '"')

' " ' used here.

MDiesel

Edit: a close second place.

Edited May 20, 2009 by mdiesel

[tengwer]

Thank you for your help! It turns out the problem wasn't with the quotes but the c:\ was missing from the path. But at least I know now how to use quotes with a variable.