Re: vdct problem with quoted strings

["Steve Kinder" <steve@dsoft-solutions.co.uk>]

Hi Andrew

Thanks, that works around the problem nicely.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Johnson" <anj@aps.anl.gov>
To: <tech-talk@aps.anl.gov>
Cc: "Steve Kinder" <steve@dsoft-solutions.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: vdct problem with quoted strings


> Hi Steve,
>
> On Thursday 22 January 2009 14:27:44 Steve Kinder wrote:
> > I have seen what may be a bug with vdct when using quoted strings in
> > fields. This has occured when using these strings in the calc fields of
> > scalcout records. As an example using calcs like A=6?0:dbl(AA["X ","Z"]).
> > vdct saves this as field(CALC, "A=6?0:dbl(AA[\"X \",\"Z\"])"). Fine.
> > However when running vdct again and loading these fields back in they all
> > seem to be truncated after the first \.
> >
> > Not sure there will be an easy workaround this. I believe the quotes 
> > within
> > the field are necessary. Just wanted to report it somewhere as it seems
> > like a bug.
>
> It looks like the scalcout record understands both single- and 
> double-quoted
> strings, so try using this for your expression instead:
> A=6?0:dbl(AA['X ','Z'])
>
> - Andrew
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