Is There An Sequence To Escape / When Using In A String For Path Vars?

Question

example This is ok $BasePath = "G:" but this gives error $BasePath = "G:/" it is because of the / , im asuming is being used as an escape char in Ez-Script. is there a way to escape this?

Dunning-Kruger · Answer

I don't get an error when I run a script with your example in it ... $BasePath = "G:/" .... Do you have the full script to post?

Rich · Answer

Two things; 1) Shouldn't it be "G:"? 2) "G:" does give an error. However "G:\EZ-Builder" is OK. What is this for? It may be that there is a better/different way of doing it.

Luis Vazquez · Answer

yes sorry it is the " that give the error I can code around it. Being familiar with many languages but not so familiar with ez-script , most languages have and escape code around this for instand !" would work in some languages or \" to produce single back slash

Rich · Answer

If you add a trailing space it will save the variable however that will lead to problems with any commands that use the variable. Again, what's it for? That may help find a solution. I assume some kind of file interaction but would need to know more. If the intention is to have a path and multiple different $file variables you can always use $basepath as "G:" and have the $file variables (or text) begin with the \ i.e.
$basepath = "G:" $filename = "\log.txt" FileWrite($basepath+$filename, "Here is some data")

Luis Vazquez · Answer

That is the work around i am currently using Rich. I was just wanting to avoid putting the \ in front of all the file names when i could have had it once in the base path decoration. This is they script and its use. Print("Setting up Variables") $BasePath = "G:" $OutputDir = $BasePath + "\DataOut" $InputDir = $BasePath + "\DataIn" $Weatherinput = $InputDir + "\wather.rss" $X10SystemInput = $InputDir + "\HomeX10.rss" $TaskListInput = $inputDir + "\Tasklist.rss" Print("Var Setup Completed")

Rich · Answer

Unless you had each file start with a preceding name or letter
$basepath = "G:\Robot-" $filename1 = "log.txt" $filename2 = "data.txt"

The filenames would actually be Robot-log.txt and Robot-data.txt Not ideal but unless I've missed it a variable cannot end with a \

Dunning-Kruger · Answer

Good catch Rich... my script ran because it had no context... no other commands associated with it....

CochranRobotics · Answer

you could try to use \ instead. I am not at a machine running ARC or i would test it for you. $BasePath = "G:\" \ is an escape code in C#. \ should give you \

Luis Vazquez · Answer

This $BasePath = "G:\" Also resulted in error.

Luis Vazquez · Answer

Thanks guys.

Rich · Answer

No problem. I guess the outcome is that this is a limitation in EZ-Script and an alternative method is needed. P.S. Thanks for the credit, you're number 250

MovieMaker · Answer

maybe it is messing up because you misspelled weather in wather.rss

Dunning-Kruger · Answer

...or it's a typo when he wrote his post (#6)....

Luis Vazquez · Answer

ya the wather weather was not relevant. The out come was just the EZ Script does not allow the \ character at the end of a string.

VGosine · Answer

$path="C:\Users\ " $len=Length($path) $path[$len]=""

this can work to remove the extra space left at the end if you really wanted the \ at the end of the first variable have any of you guys figured out how to print a forward bracket? i.e. "(" the backslash in front works for printing """ but not the (

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