Prevent Resolution of Variable

xbarns
23rd July 2012 10:40 UTC

Prevent Resolution of Variable
Hi all,

i am using

FileWrite $0 "LangString CheckDBName {LANG_ENGLISH} $\"Please check DB Name$\""

to create a set of translation files (comes out of a database we use for tracking translations).

In the file the string will look like this:

LangString CheckDBName 1033 "Please check DB Name"

is there a way to prevent the resolution of ${LANG_ENGLISH} to 1033 ?

Thanks a lot
xBarns

Anders
23rd July 2012 13:01 UTC

You mean define?

You can use this hack:

!define dollar $
Foo ${dollar}{LANG_ENGLISH}

xbarns
23rd July 2012 13:06 UTC

That does the trick

Thanks a lot!

Yathosho
23rd July 2012 14:12 UTC

Originally posted by Anders
You can use this hack:

what's wrong with $${LANG_ENGLISH}?

xbarns
23rd July 2012 14:18 UTC

Originally posted by Yathosho
what's wrong with $${LANG_ENGLISH}?

I tried that first but it did not work :(

MSG
23rd July 2012 15:03 UTC

Only works to escape a variable, I think.

Yathosho
23rd July 2012 22:12 UTC

Originally posted by MSG
Only works to escape a variable, I think.

i'm pretty sure i got it working with a definition in a script of mine - otherwise my entire installer wouldn't work, but it does

MSG
24th July 2012 05:31 UTC

!define foo bar
detailprint "$${foo}"

Compiler: unknown variable/constant "bar" detected, ignoring (D:\Projects\MB\Installer\test.nsi:22)
Installer: $bar

detailprint "$$${foo}"
Compiler: no warnings
Installer: $bar

So no, doesn't work.

T.Slappy
24th July 2012 06:17 UTC

Originally posted by Anders
You mean define?

You can use this hack:

Heh, nice trick :)