Re: How do you open files that have brackets in the filename in a macro?

Posted by Krs5 on Apr 21, 2017; 7:56am
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/How-do-you-open-files-that-have-brackets-in-the-filename-in-a-macro-tp5018579p5018583.html

Dear Jeff

You could replace them using

file = "awkward_filename_[39254,8006]_component_data.tif";
bracketPattern = "(\\[)";
bracketPattern2 = "(\\])";
addBackslashPattern = "\\\\";
escapedFile = replace(file, bracketPattern, addBackslashPattern);
escapedFile = replace(escapedFile, bracketPattern2, addBackslashPattern);

results in: awkward_filename_\39254,8006\_component_data.tif

However, I would not even insert a \ but just replace it with "" so that you end up with: awkward_filename_39254,8006_component_data.tif as an \ also will introduce problems.

However, I am also able to open the file when using:
open("C:\\TEMP\\awkward_filename_\[39254,8006\]_component_data.tif");
although the text between "" has the wrong colour in the Fiji editor, green/greyish instead of magenta.

Best wishes

Kees

Dr Ir K.R. Straatman
Senior Experimental Officer
Advanced Imaging Facility
Centre for Core Biotechnology Services
University of Leicester
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff C Hanson [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: 20 April 2017 19:52
To: [hidden email]
Subject: How do you open files that have brackets in the filename in a macro?

                I'm stumped.  I have a batch of files that I want to analyze with a macro.  When the macro tries to open the files, it cuts the filename off at the close bracket (]).  I tried throwing in a \ to escape the embedded brackets, but, it didn't help.
                Is there a way to open the files in a way that doesn't treat the brackets as a special character?  Or, is there a way to get it to ignore the brackets in the middle of the filename?

Thanks,
Jeff

ps - Here's an example of what I was trying to do...

file = "awkward_filename_[39254,8006]_component_data.tif";
bracketPattern = "([\\[\\]])";
addBackslashPattern = "\\\\$1";
escapedFile = replace(file, bracketPattern, addBackslashPattern);

// This throws an exception, because it cuts the filename off at the "]" -- and says the file does not exist //run("Bio-Formats", "open=["+file+"] color_mode=Default open_all_series view=Hyperstack stack_order=XYCZT"); // This didn't fix it.  :-( run("Bio-Formats", "open=["+escapedFile+"] color_mode=Default open_all_series view=Hyperstack stack_order=XYCZT");

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