Topic: Quotes in Diesel

[VerticalMojo]

How do I bypass the space so that it dosent act as a "enter"?

I have a button that inserts a block that is called "Pneumatic with Positioner" .

Ideas?  


*EDIT*changed the subject to match the question more.......who knows, I may need to come back to this topic one day!

[whdjr]

I think you just enter in quotes like you have it in your post.

[Zydenet]

^C^C-INSERT;"Pneumatic with Positioner"

[M-dub]

They're both right...

[whdjr]

Thanks for the clarification M-dub.  I was gettin worried.  

[M-dub]

Sorry...
I was going to give the same answer, but you both beat me to it.

[VerticalMojo]

Thats what I thought....

Would Diesel effect the quotes? and if so, how do I work around it?

^C^C_setenv;oldlayer;$m=$(getvar,clayer);_-la;n;EE-P&ID-0000;s;EE-P&ID-0000;;-i;"PNEUMATIC WITH SOLENOID";\;;;-la;s;$M=$(getvar,clayer);

[whdjr]

Use gas instead (the unleaded kind).        


I couldn't resist.

[whdjr]

On a serious note;

Is't it only partially diesel?
Just the portions with the $ are diesel, right?

Try it and see.

[VerticalMojo]

haha, funny.....

Yes but for some reason when I start it with Diesel it wont work, if I take the Diesel out it works fine.....

??

[VerticalMojo]

Is there any other way besides ""?

[whdjr]

I was readin about "modemacro", but haven't figured it out yet.

[whdjr]

VM,

Try this:

Code: [Select]

Chapter 5 -- Using DIESEL—String Expression Language



 Catalog of DIESEL String Functions

  eval



Passes the string str to the DIESEL evaluator and returns the result of evaluating it.

$(eval, str)



[VerticalMojo]

autodesk discussion.......

Reply From:  Gibbs, Aubrie
Date: Dec/02/03 - 09:04 (GMT)
   
          Re: layer pick with spaces
Matt,

The trouble is that you need to put double quotes around the layer name
but not have them evaluated by the diesel interpreter. Use setenv at the
command line to create a double quote variable that you can use in these
situations, i.e.
setenv
dqt
"
Then change the macro to...
^C^Cundo;mark;_setenv;oldlayer;$M=$(getenv,dqt)$(getvar,clayer)$(geten v,dqt)
;_ai_molc;\"-layer;set;$M=$(getenv,oldlayer);Off;$(getenv,dqt)$(getvar ,claye
r)$(getenv,dqt)";;

I'm quoting the old layer name in case it has spaces as well. Also, I
had to remove the extra third "$M=" since it would cause the diesel
interpreter to evaluate the double quotes we are trying to keep!

Aubrie

Now how to put it in my macro......

[M-dub]

Is there any other way besides ""?

Change the filename of the block -> PneumaticWithPositioner

Other than that, I dunno...I'll have to play around a bit.

[VerticalMojo]

Is there any other way besides ""?

Change the filename of the block -> PneumaticWithPositioner

Other than that, I dunno...I'll have to play around a bit.

Or maybe Pneumatic_W_Positioner... Im thinking of going through our blocks and file names and changing the spaces to underscores becuase it just makes it so much smoother....... Its just gonna take awhile

[M-dub]

It will, but it would be worth the effort.

You might want to think it out first to see if there's true merit in doing this.  This might also be a good time to make any other revisions to the blocks.  If you have to 'touch' each one anyway, it's sorta like a "while I'm here..." type a thing.

Also, think of all of the pros and cons.  What are the benefits versus negative consequences, if any...

2 cents

[whdjr]

Or maybe Pneumatic_W_Positioner... Im thinking of going through our blocks and file names and changing the spaces to underscores becuase it just makes it so much smoother....... Its just gonna take awhile

If you decide to do this check with Mark first 'cause I think he wrote some tools for this kinda thing using python.

[ronjonp]

You can easily rename all these files with CKrename too.

http://www.musicsucks.com/CKSoft/CKRename/

Ron

[M-dub]

RenameMan works too...

http://www.extrabit.com/renameman/