On a Dell server, the ${manufacturer} variable is "Dell Inc.". I cannot figure out a way to do an iseq on this variable, I tried:
iseq ${manufacturer} Dell${}Inc.
But it always evaluates false. Using anything with a space, 'Dell Inc.', "Dell Inc.", Dell\ Inc., etc, always results in syntax error since it is parsed as two arguments.
Any recommendations?
Rob
(2016-02-11 21:15)robzr Wrote: [ -> ]On a Dell server, the ${manufacturer} variable is "Dell Inc.". I cannot figure out a way to do an iseq on this variable, I tried:
iseq ${manufacturer} Dell${}Inc.
But it always evaluates false. Using anything with a space, 'Dell Inc.', "Dell Inc.", Dell\ Inc., etc, always results in syntax error since it is parsed as two arguments.
Any recommendations?
To create a variable that contains a space run
Code:
set sp:hex 20 && set sp ${sp:string}
Now you can run
Code:
iseq ${manufacturer} Dell${sp}Inc.
If it does not work, what is the output of echo ${manufacturer:hexhyp} ?
(2016-02-11 21:28)NiKiZe Wrote: [ -> ] (2016-02-11 21:15)robzr Wrote: [ -> ]On a Dell server, the ${manufacturer} variable is "Dell Inc.". I cannot figure out a way to do an iseq on this variable, I tried:
iseq ${manufacturer} Dell${}Inc.
But it always evaluates false. Using anything with a space, 'Dell Inc.', "Dell Inc.", Dell\ Inc., etc, always results in syntax error since it is parsed as two arguments.
Any recommendations?
To create a variable that contains a space run
Code:
set sp:hex 20 && set sp ${sp:string}
Now you can run
Code:
iseq ${manufacturer} Dell${sp}Inc.
If it does not work, what is the output of echo ${manufacturer:hexhyp} ?
That worked - thanks! I'm surprised the parser doesn't support at least a backslash escape at the least, must be a very lightweight routine.
Rob
(2016-02-11 22:01)robzr Wrote: [ -> ]I'm surprised the parser doesn't support at least a backslash escape at the least, must be a very lightweight routine.
Implementing support for that would indeed be good, but since that would be a general part of the scripting the question is how many already existing scripts it would break for.