2 questions: 1) copying code to forum & Windows 10 2) how to rearrange an array?

[Jer]

Has this issue been addressed yet, where code copied from this forum includes ascii #160 character
where the code is indented? Is this an issue with Windows 10 and/or microsoft edge browser?

I am using Firefox browser on a Windows 10 64bit PC for this thread and will check to see if my code copied
back to file has the same problem, characters that need to be edited out before the batch file will execute.

I would like your guidance on working with code blocks and variables not being recognized inside the block.
Thanks for setting me straight on this. Here is my puzzling code:

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@echo off & setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
Set "array[0]=word3"
Set "array[1]=word2"
Set "array[2]=word1"

echo array before: & set array[

Set "idx1=0" & Set "idx2=2"
If 1 equ 1 (
  Set "var=!array[%idx1%]!"
  Set "array[%idx1%]=!array[%idx2%]!"
  rem wrong syntax: Set "array(%idx2%]=!var!"
  rem should be:
  Set "array[%idx2%]=!var!"
)
echo( & echo var: %var%  - array after: & set array[

endlocal & pause & exit /b

and the result:

array before:
array[0]=word3
array[1]=word2
array[2]=word1

var: word3 - array after:
array[0]=word1
array[1]=word2
array[2]=word1

I copied my batch code from this thread to a new file and it ran without the ascii char #160 issue.

[aGerman]

This is an issue of Edge. I already reported it. Meanwhile it was fixed but not yet rolled out with any update. See
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/issues/11004541/

As to your second question - I can't help as long as I don't know the expected result.

Steffen

[Jer]

Oops. Set "array( is my problem in the code. It should have a square open bracket: Set "array[

Thanks aGerman for the information about MS edge browser and the issue with copying and
pasting code in forums.

[penpen]

Edit: Sorry, i misunderstood the issue, Please ignore this post.

To avoid browser related posting issues, you could use "genchr.cmd" to create the problematic character:
http://www.dostips.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5326.


penpen

[aGerman]

@penpen

We are really talking about a bug in Edge that isn't related to the forum software. Contiguous space characters (like in indentations) are converted to non-breaking spaces that cause erros if you copy the code back. Just see my link.

Steffen

[pieh-ejdsch]

Hello,

You can also turn an array around easier:

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "a[0]=0 abc"
set "a[1]=1 def"
set "a[2]=2 ghi"
set "a[3]=3 jkl"

set /a startArray=0 , stopArray=3

set a[
for /L %%I in (%startArray% 1 %stopArray%) do (
  for /L %%i in (%stopArray% -1 %startArray%) do (
    >nul 2>&1 set /a "x=1/(startArray+stopArray-%%I-%%i)" || (
      set "temp[%%I]=!a[%%i]!"
) ) )
for /L %%I in (%startArray% 1 %stopArray%) do (
  set "a[%%I]=!temp[%%I]!
  set "temp[%%I]="
)

set a[

Phil