This is what happens when I reply before reading the rest of
the thread. Duplicated others suggestions. Doh.
-- Dossy
On 2002.02.23, Dossy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2002.02.22, Patrick Spence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > My problem is I cannot insert the \ before the & and then wrap with braces..
>
> Why not?
>
> > I am pulling the string to convert from a database and piping it through my
> > macro routine and I have not been able to figure out how to get it to work
> > right.
>
> proc insert_macro {thestring key macro} {
> regsub -all -- $key $thestring [escape_ampersands $macro] thestring
> return $thestring
> }
>
> proc testmacro {} {
> set html [insert_macro "(this is a test) --CONTENT-- (this is a test)" \
> "--CONTENT--" "Blah Blah & & Blah Blah"]
> puts $html
> }
>
> proc escape_ampersands {str} {
> regsub -all -- {&} $str {\\&} str
> return $str
> }
>
> testmacro
>
>
> -- Dossy
>
> --
> Dossy Shiobara mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Panoptic Computer Network web: http://www.panoptic.com/
> "He realized the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own
> folly -- then you can let go and quickly move on." (p. 70)
--
Dossy Shiobara mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Panoptic Computer Network web: http://www.panoptic.com/
"He realized the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own
folly -- then you can let go and quickly move on." (p. 70)
