DEBUGSTRING and _BATCHLINE

[Joe Caverly]

I have the following at line 38 in my .btm;

alias dbstring=debugstring [TCC] %_batchline %_time

I then use it as follows;

dbstring keystack Alt-d
dbstring keystack Ctrl-C
dbstring keystack Esc

Works okay, but it keeps outputting 38 as the _batchline,
which is where I defined the ALIAS.

Other than doing a search and replace of
dbstring
...with...
dbstring %_batchline

...is there another workaround that would display the actual _batchline instead of the line where the ALIAS was created with it?

Joe

 

[vefatica]

I have the following at line 38 in my .btm;
alias dbstring=debugstring [TCC] %_batchline %_time

You don't want the variables expanded when you create the alias. How about

alias dbstring `debugstring [TCC] %_batchline %_time`

 

[Joe Caverly]

Yes, I should have known that.

Thankyou, Vince.