I started using PowerPro relatively recently (3.8.13 was the most recent) and when the conversations regarding the escape character came up I did not contribute my two cents since at that time I was still trying to get some understanding of how this program works and what it could do let alone program it. At first I welcomed the thought of a standard configuration but after running into problems with PP stripping "\" out of paths for files and programs I have deselected standard configuration.
At that time I was learning regex for programming templates and filters for TheBat! and the thought of using "\" for the escape character seemed a good idea since that is used as the escape character for TheBat!'s regex. However, now that I am attempting to create my own scheduled items, command lists and hot keys I find that the choice of "\" for the escape character is creating errors and making complex what should be simple. In particular I am talking about processing path information. I have PowerPro on three different computers all with different drives setups and was attempting to use environment variables and descent49's SetEnvironment.vbs file to make my config readily portable between systems. Standard Config with "\" as the escape character makes this task infinitely harder. > This function is actually in the exe I posted this AM (with the > revised timers). > esc(?+message:\na new line+,?+\+) > is same as > "message:\na new line" The above esc(___,___) function explanation is clear as mud to me and I am sure others new to PowerPro as well. what would make sense as an escape function is esc(message to be processed with the single character following the comma as the escape char,$) this makes sense. To me the ideal escape character is one which is seldom used but also found printed on a keyboard for ease of access such as accent grave (`) or tilde (~) Less preferable but would stand out in a line of characters would be Alt-0167 (�). An alt-nnnn combination for an escape character would be preferable to "\" but as a newbie I would not easily remember the alt-code and would have problems entering the code on my work laptop - alt-numpad codes do not work on my work laptop without the plug-in numeric keypad in use. -- BWMarcotte ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/JV_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
