Script Freezing Layers Names with Special Characters

[Owackenreuther]

I'm trying to freeze certain layers using a basic script but layers with special characters, specifically "#" symbol, are ignored.

How can I freeze layers with special character in the layer names?

(command "-layer" "F" "001_2020Q3 End Completed Construction" "")

Command: (command "-layer" "F" "AAA#" "")
-layer
Current layer: "0"
Enter an option [?/Make/Set/New/Rename/ON/OFF/Color/Ltype/LWeight/TRansparency/MATerial/Plot/Freeze/Thaw/LOck/Unlock/stAte/Description/rEconcile]: F
Enter name list of layer(s) to freeze or <select objects>: AAA#
No matching layer names found.
Enter an option [?/Make/Set/New/Rename/ON/OFF/Color/Ltype/LWeight/TRansparency/MATerial/Plot/Freeze/Thaw/LOck/Unlock/stAte/Description/rEconcile]:
Command: nil

[ВeekeeCZ · Accepted solution]

See THIS  page. There is a table of wildcards in the middle of the page. If your layer name contains any of those, you need to use the last one to take the prior ones literally.

layer`#

[Owackenreuther]

That makes sense.

Thank you!