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I have a variable that needs to be equal to $filemanager$ followed by $Drives$, something like "$filemanager$ $drives". I've put quotes all over the place, and it still will not work. So how do I combine two variables (strings) into one like that?

- Phil

Depends on where you're launching it from. Take a look at this and scroll down a bit, I posted an explanation about evars, quotes, and parameters there. HTH

err... well i want to say var "$filemanager$ $drives$" or whatever and then later declare a shortcut which uses $var$ as the command executed when the shortcut is clicked on.

apberzerk - that would be because you are using it wrong. $Drives$ isn't just a CLSID because that would be pretty useless. Try just using $Drives$.

doesn't work if you're not using explorer

and even if you're using explorer, i think it is screwy... $controls$ definitely doesn't work

sure does...I just did them both...

*Popup "Test" "$Drives$"

*Popup "Test2" "$Controls$"

for me

!execute [$FileManager$ $drives$]

works, not using any quotes, and i have 2xexplorer... only if you put 2xexplorer in your system path though and change the variable to

FileManager 2xexplorer

Argh, what i want to do is set a variable equal to
"$drives$" concatenated onto "$filemanager$"...

Its just...

variable "$FileManager $Drives$"

...like you said before.

Heh, is it? Is it really? Try it, cause it sure didn't work for me....

Even when I add the $ that I think you missed:

variable "$FileManager$ $Drives$"

But he has to be careful with those quotes so that it doesn't get interpreted as a filename with spaces but a filename followed by a parameter.

I use this all the time...

LoadModule $LiteStepDir$Modules$ThemeName$\mzscript.dll

Seriously does not work... you try this...

MyVar "$FileManager$ $Drives$"
*Shortcut "testing" 10 10 "someicon.png" .none .none #7T "$MyVar$"

It will not work for me...

DeViLbOi that is not what i am talking about. We all know strings can combine like that, but if you try to set it to a variable and then use that variable... nothing

See ilmcut's post. (really, that thread is the same problem)

You probably want something like:

MyVar '"$FileManager$" $Drives$'
*Shortcut ... $MyVar$

If you put $MyVar$ in quotes, it will try to make the entire thing into the program's path.

Yes, that looks very much like what I want. I'll try it out, thanks!