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Hi,

I'm fond about textedit and I've just found one limitation:
Let's say I have a directory "C:\Litestep\Wallpaper\0", if I call

!TextReplace @$rcfile$@ @StringToReplace @ @&"C:\Litestep\Wallpaper\0\"@

the "\0" in the path is replace by "StringToReplace " like if I had define some groups; with "(.*)". Then, the result will be:

StringToReplace "C:\Litestep\Wallpaper\StringToReplace \

Does anybody knows how to avoid this ?

well, the easiest way would be to use the backslash escape code:

!TextReplace @$rcfile$@ @StringToReplace @ @&"C:\\Litestep\\Wallpaper\\0"@

although if that filename is in an evar it wouldnt really be possible to avoid it

When I use stuff like textedit, there's evars and mz-vars almost everywhere...

Last time I tried I couldn't get any version of textedit with the new @ syntax to work with even plain strings...

Using two backslashes doesn't work with mz-vars and textedit, but four does.

*script exec !setlistsep \
*script exec !varset working "%{args}\end"
*script exec !varset path ""
*script label loop
*script exec !varset path "%{path}\\\\%{working:}"
*script exec !varset working "%{working:_}"
*script gotoif ("%{working}" = "end") done
*script goto loop
*script label done
*script exec !varremove working
*script exec !varset path "%{path:_}"
*script exec !varset path "%{path:_}"
*script exec !varset path "%{path:_}"
*script exec !varset path "%{path:_}"
*script exec !setlistsep :
; this I modified to the newer syntax (untested):
*script exec !textreplace @$rcfile$@ @^evarToReplace @ @&"%{path}"@

I understand the logic of this except the end (I just woke up and I have some trouble to keep my eyes open). Thanks; I will give it a try...
I always used textedit with @ syntax without problem. I have to read the doc of mzscript to see why it shouldn't work with...

(oops; edited the above post a little)
I don't understand why the modules' escape codes would in the end require four backslashes, but the above snippet works with textedit v2.1l using:

!textreplace "someFile" "^someEvar " "&\"%{path}\""

hmmm... i think i know why it needs four backslashes... im in the process of fixing a few things in textedit, ill see if i can fix that too

Hum, I've tried @"%{path}"@ but it doesn't work with new version of textedit.

There's a bug in textedit 2.5 that isn't in 2.4l:
After a while, the filename (only if it is given as an evar ?) will be completely messed up (with the rest of the !Textreplace line), and of course, the file will not be found. This doesn't happen if I switch back to 2.4l

yeah, that bug comes from the new \c escape code that is replaced by the contents of the clipboard... it tries to replace the \c in things like "..\config" in the file name and screws things up.. this is fixed in 2.51 that i just submitted, it should be available for download soon

LOL: I should have see this...

tiz uploaded

I've upgrade to 2.51. Seems to work, but still need four backslashes with mzscript.

Big thanks to you all

try 2.52 that i just submitted for the four backslash problem

This is reactivity :)

Hi, 2.52 still need four backslashes