I need to add the following info to the system environment variable of some systems. The variable name is ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE and the value is @midland.
I put this line into my logon script:
SETM "ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE=@midland"
What happens is that the ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE variable gets put in fine, but the @midland value gets put in as <unknown:midland. Basically, I think kix doesn't understand the @ sign.
Any way around this? Can I put quotes around the value like so '@midland'?
#182797 - 2007-11-1906:20 PMRe: SETM command help
[Re: litevsky]
WittoWitto
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At the top of your script, write something like:
Code:
;Script Options
Break On
Dim $RC
$RC = SetOption("Explicit","On")
$RC = SetOption("NoMacrosInStrings","On") ;I presume this line will solve your problem
$RC = SetOption("NoVarsInStrings","On")
;Code
SETM "ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE=@midland"
#182798 - 2007-11-1906:35 PMRe: SETM command help
[Re: litevsky]
Glenn BarnasGlenn Barnas KiX Supporter
Registered: 2003-01-28
Posts: 4402
Loc: New Jersey
The "@" symbol tells Kix that the word that follows is (likely to be) a macro. (macro - similar to a CONSTANT in other languages, except related to the computer where the script is running, and can be dynamic, such as @DATE)
As such, the "@" symbol is reserved. In order for you to use it, you must use "@@", which is kind of a special macro that represents the "@" symbol. The better solution (as Witto demonstrated) is to tell kix to ignore the "@" character when it is inside of quoted strings by setting the NoMacrosInStrings option. Of course, this requires you to make sure that macros are outside of strings. Something like: $Mail = @USERID + "@mydomain.org" Without the NoMacrosInStrings option, the same code would look like: $Mail = "@USERID@@mydomain.org"
Both methods are valid, but the first example (using NoMacrosInStrings) is considered better coding practices by most of us. The same logic applies to variables and the NoVarsInStrings option.
Glenn
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