Compound Quotes in Macros

[Hassan Abbas]

I trying to automate directory change using Macros, I have automate the address generation D:\statawork\2017\abc 123.
But the problem is to put in a local with the double quotes, because my addresses have spaces, for directory change.
Here is my complete code and output is below;


. local folder= "$main\\`curr_year'\CCS-Telephone\\`first_name' CCS"

. di "`folder'"
D:\Official\2017\CCS-Telephone\31st wave CCS

. cd "`folder'"
unable to change to D:\Official\2017\CCS-Telephone\31st wave CCS
r(170);

end of do-file

r(170);

[eric_a_booth]

Use compound double quotes (see -help quotes-). So,

 local folder `"$main\\`curr_year'\CCS-Telephone\\`first_name' CCS"'
di `"`folder'"'
 cd `"`folder'"'

otherwise, if it's not letting you cd to a folder then it's possible it doesnt exist. You can check for the existence of a folder by using -capture- and -confirm- together before the -cd- command, e.g.,

 local folder `"$main\\`curr_year'\CCS-Telephone\\`first_name' CCS"'
di `"`folder'"'
cap confirm file `"`folder'"'
di _rc
if !_rc cd `"`folder'"'  //only CDs if folder exists!

Also, the "=" in the local isn't necessary here since you arent evaluating an expression.

[eric_a_booth]

Hassan Abbas also keep in mind that people usually don't reply or notice posts in this forum (Sandbox) since it's for testing code - be sure to post in the General forum with questions to get them noticed by the group.