are there restrictions to what you can type in script controller window?

[Anonymous]

i want this line to show up in the controller window

information.kerning.controller.SetExpression "SUTheText.text = (bug.distance) as string + "cm" without me having to type it in manually but its not working.

My script over all works fine everywhere but this line

information.kerning.controller.SetExpression "SUTheText.text = (bug.distance) as string\n0" ----this line WORKS when running a script meaning it shows up in the script controller window...so i know \n0 is not the problem

however when I use this script line which adds "cm" it will not show up in the script controller window when i run script
information.kerning.controller.SetExpression "SUTheText.text = (bug.distance) as string + "cm"\n0 ---DOES NOT shows up in the script controller window  when i run script

but it does work if I type in manually in the window.

information.kerning.controller.SetExpression "SUTheText.text = (bug.distance) as string + "cm"
0"

are there restrictions to what you can type in script controller window?

seems like its the combo of "cm"/n0 that it doesnt like.

Any ideas what could be my problem?

opinions? thank you.

i want this line to show up in the controller window when i run my script

information.kerning.controller.SetExpression "SUTheText.text = (bug.distance) as string + "cm" without me having to type it in manually

[denisT.MaxDoctor · Accepted solution]

it has to be :

information.kerning.controller.SetExpression "SUTheText.text = (bug.distance) as string + \"cm\""

of course if "SUTheText" and  "bug" are globals or this script controller variable names

[Anonymous]

thanks...that does work but it doesnt add the 0 on the next line in the window like the /n0     (which means next line put a zero).

how would i add that as well?

oops...putting this seems to work.....+ \"cm\"\n0"

can you elaborate where you got your information and why what you showed me works?

Seems like a totally unpredictable answer 

thank you.

[denisT.MaxDoctor]

because you want to put a string as a parameter of #text property.

i've just made the string complete:

it was:

(a.text = "abc") + "0123"

i made it:

a.text = ("abc" + "0123") 

it's just about how to quote an executable string right

[Anonymous]

what is going on with the back slashes at the end?

+ backslash then quote then cm then backslash then quotes.? Iam lost there.

+ \"cm\""

[denisT.MaxDoctor]

check for example the MXS Help -> String literals

[Anonymous]

great! thanks for that direction.