Can't type " (ASCII character 34) in a string
Can't type " (ASCII character 34) in a string
- Subject: Can't type " (ASCII character 34) in a string
- From: "jean.luc.bouchard" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 02:28:11 +0000
Hey Everyone,
I'm fairly new to using AppleScript and I have started using it to create
help applications for Shake and Motion, which are visual effects software
that Apple makes.
I'm working on a configuration App that will write a text file once I've
done a couple of queries.
In that configuration file, I need to write the character " (or ASCII 34)
and I for the life of me, I can't t write it without having \ (or ASCII 92)
preceeding it... It won't come on its own.
I'm trying the following routine, which quite clearly shows the problem...
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choose from list {"Academy", "CinemaScope", "Full", "1.85", "HDTV 1080i/p 30
FPS", "HDTV 1080i/p 29.97 FPS ND", "HDTV 1080i/p 29.97 FPS DF", "HDTV
1080i/p 25 FPS", "HDTV 1080i/p 24 FPS", "HDTV 1080i/p 23.98 FPS", "NTSC ND
(D1 4:3)", "NTSC DF (D1 4:3)", "NTSC ND (16:9)", "NTSC DF (16:9)", "PAL (D1
4:3)", "PAL (16:9)", "PAL (Square)"} with prompt "What is your default
working resolution" & return
set temp_fn to result as string
set fn to "script.format = " & (ASCII character 34) & temp_fn & ";" & (ASCII
character 34) as string
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I've even tried to following script to go and fix it after the fact but it
gives me the same result
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set the message_text to fn as string
set the message_text to replace_chars(message_text, ASCII character 92, "")
set test to message_text as text
on replace_chars(this_text, search_string, replacement_string)
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to the search_string
set the item_list to every text item of this_text
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to the replacement_string
set this_text to the item_list as string
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ""
return this_text
end replace_chars
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Would anyone have an idea on how to fix it?
Thanks for the help
Cheers
JL.
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