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Originally posted by: the1don

I have two parameters set up

WinFileLocation - \\MyPath\level2\level3
ExcelName - Output_File

In the emit area I have
emit
vkey
,Data as "NOTES"
,"{{^WinFileLocation^}}" +"{{^ExcelName^}}" +str(date()) as "Order File Name"
.......

It errors with
Invalid escape sequence in string ["\\MyPath\level2\level3"] at line 32
When I take the "{{^WinFileLocation^}}" + out the graph runs without any issues
Line 32 is the line the command is on.
I was told I would need to add two additional \ in the front but I can not get that to work either
Any ideas?

Thank you
Don

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Originally posted by: Tim Meagher

Hi,

"\" is the escape character. For example, a newline would be "\n".
In order to output the literal "\" you would need to escape each of these using "\\".

This is discussed in some detail - with other potential ways to work around the problem in this thread:
community.lavastorm.com/threads/3124-getting-error-when-trying-to-access-the-graph-parameter-from-filter-node

Hope this helps,
Tim.

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Originally posted by: ejones

You'll need the double backslash EVERYWHERE it is in the file path and name. Alternatively you can use a forward slash (/) instead of the backslash.

Note you will need this delimiter between the WinFileLocation and the ExcelName as well. And I am wondering if you need the drive letter as well, I'm guessing it works without it.

So try:

WinFileLocation - \\MyPath\\level2\\level3
ExcelName - Output_File
...
emit
...
,"{{^WinFileLocation^}}" +"\\" + "{{^ExcelName^}}" +str(date()) as "Order File Name"


OR (combining several changes at once) try:

WinFileLocation - /MyPath/level2/level3
ExcelName - Output_File
...
emit
...
,"C:/{{^WinFileLocation^}}/{{^ExcelName^}}" +str(date()) as "Order File Name"

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Originally posted by: the1don

Thank you Tim. with your help I got it working. I had to change the parameter to \\\\MyPath\\level2\\level3.

I appreciate the quick response.
Don

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Originally posted by: ryeh

For future reference, I add the following example here. I didn't find out about this thread until after I made it!