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Insert contents of Parse expression rather than variable name into New Script

robot — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:20:58 GMT

I am looking to extend @Craige_Hales excellent answer from Insert contents of variable/expression rather than variable name into New Script by combining script, but have not worked out the syntax. Any ideas to get this to work?

I am using JMP 18.1.2

Names Default To Here( 1 );

dt = New Table( "My Table" );

e1 = Expr(
	Print( "Run some code." )
);

e2 = Expr(
	Print( "Run some other code." )
);

e3 = Expr(
	Parse( Eval Insert( "\[
	^e1^;
	^e2^;
]\" ) )
);

// These work.
Eval( Eval Expr( dt << New Script( "Test 1", Expr( Name Expr( e1 ) ) ) ) );
Eval( Eval Expr( dt << New Script( "Test 2", Expr( Name Expr( e2 ) ) ) ) );

// This does not work.
Eval( Eval Expr( dt << New Script( "Test 3", Expr( Name Expr( e3 ) ) ) ) );

Re: Insert contents of Parse expression rather than variable name into New Script

jthi — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:38:54 GMT

Print your e3 to see what it contains

Name Expr(e3) = Parse(Eval Insert("
	^e1^;
	^e2^;
"));

This possibly does what you are looking for

Names Default To Here(1);

dt = New Table("My Table");

e1 = Expr(Print("Run some code."));

e2 = Expr(
	Print("Run some other code.")
);

e3 = Parse(Eval Insert("\[
	^Name Expr(e1)^;
	^Name Expr(e2)^;
]\"));

Eval(Eval Expr(dt << New Script("Test 3", Expr(Name Expr(e3)))));

I would generally avoid using Parse as it is a nightmare to debug

Names Default To Here(1);

dt = New Table("My Table");

e1 = Expr(Print("Run some code."));

e2 = Expr(
	Print("Run some other code.")
);

e3 = EvalExpr(
	Expr(Name Expr(e1));
	Expr(Name Expr(e2));
);

Eval(Eval Expr(dt << New Script("Test 3", Expr(Name Expr(e3)))));

Re: Insert contents of Parse expression rather than variable name into New Script

robot — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:41:48 GMT

Excellent!