Issue1567

classification
Title: [Windows] Wildcard Parameter * gets expanded to filename
Type: behaviour Severity: normal
Components: Core Versions: 2.5.1
Milestone:
process
Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: otmarhumbel Nosy List: AndreasEK, otmarhumbel, pekka.klarck, pjenvey
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Created on 2010-03-03.21:44:40 by AndreasEK, last changed 2010-06-01.23:34:15 by otmarhumbel.

Messages
msg5558 (view) Author: Andreas Ebbert-Karroum (AndreasEK) Date: 2010-03-03.21:44:39
When running jython.bat, this code is expanding a * into a filename, when trying to dequote a parameter:

:getArg
rem remove quotes around first arg
for %%i in (%1) do set _CMP=%%~i
set _ARGS=%2
goto :EOF

The problem is that the for loop looks for filenames which match the pattern given in %1. With a little script from http://ss64.com/nt/syntax-dequote.html I was able to fix that problem:

:getArg
rem remove quotes around first arg
set _CMP=%1
CALL:deQuote _CMP
set _ARGS=%2
goto :EOF

...

:DeQuote

SET _DeQuoteVar=%1
CALL SET _DeQuoteString=%%!_DeQuoteVar!%%
IF [!_DeQuoteString:~0^,1!]==[^"] (
IF [!_DeQuoteString:~-1!]==[^"] (
SET _DeQuoteString=!_DeQuoteString:~1,-1!
) ELSE (GOTO :EOF)
) ELSE (GOTO :EOF)
SET !_DeQuoteVar!=!_DeQuoteString!
SET _DeQuoteVar=
SET _DeQuoteString=
GOTO :EOF
msg5623 (view) Author: Philip Jenvey (pjenvey) Date: 2010-04-04.18:05:19
This might be a dupe of #1356 but I'm not sure
msg5703 (view) Author: Pekka Klärck (pekka.klarck) Date: 2010-04-14.14:55:34
I noticed the same problem too, and because I failed to search the tracker first I submitted #1594 about it. I also found an alternative fix for the problem. 

See also issue #1599 about more problems with special characters in arguments to jython.bat. Having a native .exe launcher for Windows (#1491) would be awesome.
msg5707 (view) Author: Andreas Ebbert-Karroum (AndreasEK) Date: 2010-04-15.11:28:54
I cannot judge, if the solution proposed here, or in #1594 by Pekka is more appropriate. Apparently, the argument shall be dequoted. Both solutions appear to do the job, although I ask myself, why such a complicated script :DeQuote exists, when the solution is as simple as using the %~ notation :)

I understood this microsoft document so, that the variable substitution is only available in for loops:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/for.mspx?mfr=true

Maybe on newer windows versions, it's generally available?
msg5710 (view) Author: Pekka Klärck (pekka.klarck) Date: 2010-04-15.13:33:03
I think the point of :DeQuote is that it handles both single and double quotes. %~1 apparently only removes double quotes but that seems to be exactly what's needed in this case.
msg5791 (view) Author: Oti Humbel (otmarhumbel) Date: 2010-06-01.23:34:15
fixed with revision 7060

many thanks to Pekka Klaerck and Andreas Ebbert-Karroum for their analysis and suggestions!
History
Date User Action Args
2010-06-01 23:34:15otmarhumbelsetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: fixed
messages: + msg5791
2010-04-18 10:02:35otmarhumbelsetassignee: otmarhumbel
2010-04-15 13:33:03pekka.klarcksetmessages: + msg5710
2010-04-15 11:28:55AndreasEKsetmessages: + msg5707
2010-04-15 06:38:09otmarhumbelsetnosy: + otmarhumbel
2010-04-14 14:55:34pekka.klarcksetnosy: + pekka.klarck
messages: + msg5703
2010-04-04 18:05:20pjenveysetnosy: + pjenvey
messages: + msg5623
title: Wildcard Parameter * gets expanded to filename -> [Windows] Wildcard Parameter * gets expanded to filename
2010-03-28 20:46:28AndreasEKsettype: behaviour
components: + Core, - Any
2010-03-03 21:44:40AndreasEKcreate