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--- visual3d:documentation:pipeline:expressions:reserved_characters [2024/06/19 12:49] – sgranger
+++ visual3d:documentation:pipeline:expressions:reserved_characters [2024/07/17 15:45] (current) – created sgranger
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-reserved characters in expressions
+====== Reserved Characters ======
-===== contents =====
+Reserved Characters in Expressions
+==== Contents ====
-  * [[#amp|1 amp]]
-  * [[#colon|2 colon]]
-  * [[#semicolon|3 semicolon]]
-  * [[#plus|4 plus]]
-  * [[#fslash|5 fslash]]
-  * [[#space|6 space]]
+  * [[#AMP|1 AMP]]
+  * [[#COLON|2 COLON]]
+  * [[#SEMICOLON|3 SEMICOLON]]
+  * [[#PLUS|4 PLUS]]
+  * [[#FSLASH|5 FSLASH]]
+  * [[#SPACE|6 SPACE]]
-===== amp =====
-amp = &
+==== AMP ====
-for example, if the desired pipeline command were as follows:
+AMP = &
-**select_active_file**
+For example, if the desired pipeline command were as follows:
-/file_name=all_files
-/query= tag1 & tag2
+**Select_Active_File**
+/FILE_NAME=ALL_FILES
+/QUERY= TAG1 & TAG2
 **;**
-if the tags tag1 and tag2 exist then all files that have been assigned both tags will be active.
+If the tags TAG1 and TAG2 exist then all files that have been assigned both tags will be active.
-if, however, we want to use pipeline parameters in place of the text tag1 and tag2, we have a problem because there is no way to stop visual3d from using the & character to concatenate the text. the solution was to introduce a reserved parameter ::amp.
+If, however, we want to use pipeline parameters in place of the text TAG1 and TAG2, we have a problem because there is no way to stop Visual3D from using the & character to concatenate the text. The solution was to introduce a reserved parameter ::AMP.
-the following pipeline would result
+The following pipeline would result
-set_pipeline_parameter
+Set_Pipeline_Parameter
-**set_pipeline_parameter**
+**Set_Pipeline_Parameter**
-/parameter_name=a
+/PARAMETER_NAME=A
-/parameter_value=tag1
+/PARAMETER_VALUE=TAG1
 **;**
-**set_pipeline_parameter**
+**Set_Pipeline_Parameter**
-/parameter_name=b
+/PARAMETER_NAME=B
-/parameter_value=tag2
+/PARAMETER_VALUE=TAG2
 **;**
-**select_active_file**
+**Select_Active_File**
-**/file_name=all_files**
+**/FILE_NAME=ALL_FILES**
-**/query= ::a&::amp&::b**
+**/QUERY= ::A&::AMP&::B**
 **;**
-this would result in visual3d interpreting the query
+This would result in Visual3D interpreting the query
-/query=tag1 & tag2
+/QUERY=TAG1 & TAG2
-for more: [[https://www.c-motion.com/v3dwiki/index.php?title=expressions:_examples_of_using_the_amp_operator|examples of using the amp operator]]
+For more: [[https://www.c-motion.com/v3dwiki/index.php?title=Expressions:_Examples_of_Using_the_AMP_Operator|Examples of Using the AMP Operator]]
-===== colon =====
+==== COLON ====
-colon = :
+COLON = :
-===== semicolon =====
+==== SEMICOLON ====
-semicolon = ;
+SEMICOLON = ;
-===== plus =====
+==== PLUS ====
-plus = +
+PLUS = +
-===== fslash =====
+==== FSLASH ====
-fslash = /
+FSLASH = /
-===== space =====
+==== SPACE ====
-space=" "
+SPACE=" "