Path Literals And Constants

[robert-hk]

I've been trying to develop some macros for use in two different environments where the drive letters and folder structure varies. It seems that many of the commands I need require locations to be hardcoded into the command such as for "Repeat with Folder" or launch program.

 

Ideally I would set the top level path in a string variable, create other string variables by relative addressing and then only use those string variables in the remainder of the programme.

 

1. Is there a list of commands that require hard-coded or literal constants?

 

2. What is the best way to circumvent this problem.

 

Thanks

[randallc]

Hi,

I don't know the answer to Q1. maybe others....

 

The workaround I use is to set the base path at the beginning of each macro depending on machine name (for which there is a variable set from.. command). This makes it "portable", which I presume is your requirement; then parse as you need as per previous topic;

path parsing

Best, Randall

[joe]

Welcome to the group robert-hk!

 

The Repeat with Folder command uses either string variables or literals. If, for example, one environment was C:\Enviroment1\FolderX and another was Z:\Environment2\FolderY, you could set:

 

%T1% = "C:\Enviroment1"

%T2% = "FolderX"

 

when you need the first environment and set:

 

%T1% = "Z:\Enviroment2"

%T2% = "FolderY"

 

when you need the second environment. The Folder field would then contain %T1%\%T2% for either environment.

[robert-hk]

Many thanks. I had just assumed when I saw "browse", that string variable substitution was not available in that command. My mistake...

 

I'll change all the macros to incorporate the approach you suggest. Probably a case should have studied the manual first.

 

Thanks

 

Robert