Another code replacement question

[Pixel]

When I enter a code, the name comes up fine but leaves a "\" at the end of the name that has to be erased.

How do I keep that from happening?

Thanks!

[Kirk Baker]

When I enter a code, the name comes up fine but leaves a "\" at the end of the name that has to be erased.

How do I keep that from happening?

What does your Code Replacement file look like?  What is your Code Replacement delimiter character?

-Kirk

[Pixel]

Delimiter character is "\"

What do you mean by "what does it look like"? Here's a sampling of some of the names....
(you can't seem to do tabs in this forum reply but just imagine the space between number and name is a tab...)

ind72         Andrew McDonald
ind77         Josh Hager
ind66         Aaron Price

[Pixel]

Kirk, any ideas?

[Kirk Baker]

Delimiter character is "\"

What do you mean by "what does it look like"? Here's a sampling of some of the names....
(you can't seem to do tabs in this forum reply but just imagine the space between number and name is a tab...)

ind72         Andrew McDonald
ind77         Josh Hager
ind66         Aaron Price

OK, I though perhaps your Code Replacement text file had additional '\' characters in it.  What version of Photo Mechanic are you running?

-Kirk

[Pixel]

4.6.5

[Kirk Baker]

4.6.5

OK, could you please post a couple of screen shots, one showing what the text field looks like just before you type the ending '\', and one showing the result?

Use the 'Additional Options...' link that appears when you're writing your response to this posting.  There you can browse your hard drive for the two JPEG screen shots and cause them to be attached to your posting.

Thanks,

-Kirk

[primemover]

I ran into this same issue and discovered the problem was because I used TextEdit to create the Code Replacement file and saved it in the wrong format.  By default, TextEdit saves documents as an .rtf file instead of a .txt file.  I fixed the problem in TextEdit by going to the "Format" menu and selecting "Make Plain Text."  Then, I saved the file as a .txt file.  Finally, in the list of Code Replacement files in Photo Mechanic, I removed the .rtf file and added the newly created .txt file.

Now the Code Replacement works as expected.  I hope this helps someone.

[Kirk Baker]

I ran into this same issue and discovered the problem was because I used TextEdit to create the Code Replacement file and saved it in the wrong format.  By default, TextEdit saves documents as an .rtf file instead of a .txt file.  I fixed the problem in TextEdit by going to the "Format" menu and selecting "Make Plain Text."  Then, I saved the file as a .txt file.  Finally, in the list of Code Replacement files in Photo Mechanic, I removed the .rtf file and added the newly created .txt file.

Now the Code Replacement works as expected.  I hope this helps someone.

Thanks for posting your solution.  I appreciate it.

-Kirk