Can I get a : into a define value? (1 Viewer)

[Lehmden]

Hi.
I need to have something like "<define>#menu3.but3linkpar:categoryid:40</define>"
where "#menu3.but3linkpar" is the name and "categoryid:40" is the value??? I've tried it with ' " ( [ nothing workes... The value stays at "categoryid", the rest is cut off...
I want to pass a Moving Pictures Hyperlink Parameter to a dynamically created menu- button. Same problem if you want to use a path as value (e.G. c:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\). This gives the drive letter only...

 

[ltfearme]

Maybe try a string format expression e.g.

<define>#menu3.but3linkpar:string.format('categoryid:{0}','40')</define>

 

[Pog]

I needed to use colons in a define and tried everything. MP's code uses the colon as a delimiter for defines and will break if there is more then one colon anywhere on the define line.

Had a brain burp and came up with this:

<control>
  <description>POG: fix for colon use in defines</description>
  <type>label</type>
  <label>#(iif(neq(#colon,':'),skin.setstring('#colon',':'),''))</label>
  <visible>no</visible>
</control>

Put that in your skin. Then if you need a colon use #colon.

For your example: <define>#menu3.but3linkpar:categoryid#colon40</define>

 

[bta489]

@Pog

Thank you very much! Nice Work, I've been trying this for a while now, but since I'm quite new to skinning and xml there was no way I'd come up with something similar. Very helpful solution.