0.9.0.4, Generate text file, functions not working

[kibi]

Hi, Steinar!
I tried to use functions in "Generate text node" template without success. Maybe it's not implemented yet?
I need to replace (escape) "\" with "\\" in order to generate valid JSON. Here is the test template:

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{
   "source_avs": "$replace(%s_original_full%, "\","\\")",
   "target_video": "F:\\Pipeline\\U-$replace(%s_original_name%,"\","\\").mp4",
   "frame_size": "%i_width%x%i_height%",
   "duration": %f_duration%,
   "error_message": "OK",
   "error_code": 200
}

And the resulting text:

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{
   "source_avs": "$replace(F:\Pipeline\In-AviSynth\UTV\TEST_203732370.avs, "\","\\")",
   "target_video": "F:\\Pipeline\\U-$replace(TEST_203732370,"\","\\").mp4",
   "frame_size": "768x576",
   "duration": 119.36,
   "error_message": "OK",
   "error_code": 200
}

What do you think?

[admin]

I think it's not a bug, it's just not a feature either. Functions are only supported in the "Conditional" and "Populate variables" nodes. That's why you see an "F" button on only those nodes. So you need to create your own user variables that should be populated with the processed strings you need in your json file. F.ex. in the "Populate variables" node:

%s_my_string% = $replace(%s_original_full%, "\","\\")

Then your json should look like:
{
"source_avs": "%s_my_string%",
...

-steinar

[kibi]

Thanks for the workaround!

Just a note: the populate variable expression should be with quotes around %s_original_full%, or else it generates wrong result:

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%s_my_string% = $replace("%s_original_full%", "\","\\")

[admin]

Yes of course. My mistake

-steinar