Preprocessor functions passed from the command line are not well expanded since 1384a

[bit]

Problem still exists in 1387a.

this works:

Code: Select all

Everything64.exe -newtab -s  size:[getsize:"C:\Windows\Explorer.exe"] 

this is boken:

Code: Select all

Everything64.exe -newtab -s  size:[getsize:"C:\Windows\Explorer.exe"]   [getproperty:"C:\Windows\Explorer.exe",extension]

get:

"C:\Program Files\Everything 1.5a\exe" size:5550856

other broken examples:

Code: Select all

 .\Everything64.exe -newtab -s  ^< aaa^|bbb ^>

Everything64.exe  -newtab -s  video: length:#format-duration:[get-property:"C:\test\Photos\IMG_0315.MOV",length] 
 

[bit]

Did some research here and found the solutions:

After quoting all spaces, now working:

Code: Select all

.\Everything64.exe -newtab -s  size:[getsize:"C:\Windows\Explorer.exe"]" "[getproperty:"C:\Windows\Explorer.exe",extension]

and should not mixing different writing styles of functions, they are not being expanded at the same time , quoted from Search Preprocessor

function: and [function:] are "termprocessors" - Search operators in the output are escaped.
#function: is "preprocessor" - Search operators in the output are processed.
Preprocessor is applied first, then the termprocessor for each search term.

the following styles now both work:

Code: Select all

Everything64.exe  -newtab -s  video:" "length:[format-duration:[get-property:"C:\Users\User\Pictures\iCloud Photos\Photos\IMG_0315.MOV",length]] 
Everything64.exe  -newtab -s  video:" "length:#format-duration:#get-property:^<"C:\Users\User\Pictures\iCloud Photos\Photos\IMG_0315.MOV",length^>

 

So no real bug here, but my old scripts need to be updated to match the correct syntax.

By the way, I can't remember from where I learned the #function:<arg1,arg2> syntax. Don't find it from Search Preprocessor too.

[void]

#function:<arg1,arg2> syntax was available in the first preprocessor implementation.

It is still supported, but no longer documented.
I will try to enforce the [function:...] syntax moving forward as it is cleaner and easier and pass around on the command line.