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In order to write a script in a bit more efficient way, I'm trying to have it execute a variable !bang.

*Script !VarSet bangprefix 'something'
*Script exec "!%{bangprefix}postfix"

Obviously the above doesn't work, but it should give you an idea as to what I'm trying to do. Is there a way?

actually it should work... if not try

*Script exec !%{bangprefix}postfix

ie. without the "" quotes. If that still doesn't work use

*Script exec !exec !%{bangprefix}postfix

well, shouldn't it be:

*Script exec !VarSet bangprefix 'something'

i think you missed one 'exec'.

I have tried

*Script exec !VarSet SelectedStat 'CPU'

followed by each of the following

*Script exec !exec "!%{SelectedStat}LabelShow"
*Script exec !exec !%{SelectedStat}LabelShow
*Script exec !exec "|%{SelectedStat}LabelShow"
*Script exec !exec |%{SelectedStat}LabelShow
*Script exec "!%{SelectedStat}LabelShow"
*Script exec !%{SelectedStat}LabelShow
*Script exec "|%{SelectedStat}LabelShow"
*Script exec |%{SelectedStat}LabelShow

and none work. The only thing that works is

*Script exec !CPULabelShow

btw, the missing exec was only a typo in the post :)

maybe use double-quotes or just quotes around the substitution:

*Script ... "!'%{SelectedStat}'LabelShow"
*Script ... !"%{SelectedStat}"LabelShow

no other idea :(

ilmcuts! *me cries for help*

Hi just my little tribute. Maybe it's just the case you didn't set

mzScriptNewSyntax

because the %{ } work only if this is set ;-)
Hope this helps ... It works in my scripts

mzScriptNewSyntax ; ANYWhere in step
*script exec !%{label}labelsetfontcolor 444444

Andymon

Welllll you didn't say which mzscript version you're using. 0.7.x and 0.8.x might not support this, though i think the 0.9 previews do. Anyway, the next mzscript version will support it. :P

I was using 0.8. Switching to 0.9 and changing

mzScriptFile "$ConfigDir$script.rc"

to

*mzScriptFile "$ConfigDir$script.rc"

made it work. Thank you everybody for the help :)