Topic: [Solved] INI-file: create paths with strcat ..

[Peter2]

Maybe a crazy idea or a "challenge" - please don't invest too much time in it ...

----
EDIT:
neither "crazy" nor "challenge" - "read" is the solution
----

At the moment, I set paths inside Lisp:

Code: [Select]

setq mainpath "d:\\cad\\test\\"
      lisppath (strcat systempfad="Lisp_Dbx_Arx\\")

Now I have to migrate these settings to an ini-file and to read it with "dos_getini".

Here is the  current state-of-the-art - INI-file:

Code: [Select]

[Paths]
mainpath=d:\cad\test\
lisppath=d:\cad\test\Lisp_Dbx_Arx\
Of course an INI is "hardcoded" - when I change the mainpath all other paths have to be changed too. And of course that's not a real problem - search and replace with editor. Or use for the "strcat" inside lisp to concatenate the info.

But -  how about writing the lisp-commands to the INI and read and use them:

Code: [Select]

[Paths]
mainpath=d:\cad\test\
lisppath=(strcat mainpath "\\Lisp_Dbx_Arx\")It's no problem to read the values, but of course the result is a string. So the main question is:

How to use a string as command?

Thanks and regards

[Kerry]

Perhaps something like :

Code - Auto/Visual Lisp: [Select]

1.  
2. (setq mainpath   "d:\\cad\\test\\"
3.       secondpath "Lisp_Dbx_Arx\\"
4. )
5.  
6. (setq xxxx "(strcat mainpath secondpath))")
7.  
8.  
9. (eval (read xxxx))
10.  
11.  

[Peter2]

Oh - "read" is the key. Never used it 

Thanks Kerry, have a fine weekend.

[Kerry]

Oh - "read" is the key. Never used it 

Thanks Kerry, have a fine weekend.

I shall.