Escape Sequences

For many jujuTool commands which use text, special escape sequences can be used. These sequences are always indicated with a dollar sign. Some examples of their usage:

dialog text My IP is $[ip]

opens a simple dialog with text "My IP is 192.168.0.3"

To see a dialog like the one on the right, we can use the following:

dialog text $[time] - $[date]$nIP Address: $[ip]$nUser: $[user]$nHost: $[host]$nDisk Space: $[disk drive c free " / " total]MB

Escape sequences and parameters

$$

the dollar sign, to avoid text being misinterpreted as symbolic values

Examples:

"using $$[ip] results in $[ip]" -> "using $[ip] results in 192.168.0.3"

$n

a line feed (or newline) character

$t

a tab character

$[ip -switch hostname]

host's (first) ip address. If hostname is omitted then local machine is assumed.

Switches: (preceded by a dash)

first - show only first IP (default)

last - show only last IP

all - show ALL IP Addresses, separated by new lines

Examples:

$[ip] -> "192.168.0.3"

$[ip microsoft.com] -> "207.46.197.100"

$[ip -all microsoft.com] ->

207.46.197.100
207.46.197.102
207.46.230.218
207.46.230.219
207.46.230.220

$[ip -last microsoft.com] -> "207.46.197.220"

$[host]

name of local machine

Examples:

$[host] -> "Boffo"

$[user]

current user name

Examples:

$[user] -> "Administrator"

$[os ...]

Data relating to current OS. Supported values:

major - Major version number

minor - Minor version number

build - build number

platform - "Windows" or "Windows NT"

extra - service pack or other extra info

Examples:

$[os major "." minor "." build ] -> "5.0.2195"

$[os platform " " extra] -> "Windows NT, Service Pack 3"

$[time format]

with no arguments returns local time in 24 hour format. With format you have lots more control. (Uses C function strftime... list below is taken from C documentation)

Examples:

$[time] -> "15:51" (same as $[time "%H:%M"]

$[time "%A"] -> "Wednesday"

Available arguments:

%a=Abbreviated weekday name / %A=Full weekday name / %b=Abbreviated month name / %B=Full month name / %c=Date and time representation appropriate for locale / %d=Day of month as decimal number (01 – 31) / %H=Hour in 24-hour format (00 – 23) / %I=Hour in 12-hour format (01 – 12) / %j=Day of year as decimal number (001 – 366) / %m=Month as decimal number (01 – 12) / %M=Minute as decimal number (00 – 59) / %p=Current locale’s A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock / %S=Second as decimal number (00 – 59) / %U=Week of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 – 53) / %w=Weekday as decimal number (0 – 6; Sunday is 0) / %W=Week of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00 – 53) / %x=Date representation for current locale / %X=Time representation for current locale / %y=Year without century, as decimal number (00 – 99) / %Y=Year with century, as decimal number / %z, %Z=Time-zone name or abbreviation; no characters if time zone is unknown / %%=Percent sign.

Any field which contains leading zeros (eg %H represents 1AM as 01) add a hash sign after the percent eg %#H to remove the zeros.

$[date]

for convenience, same as $[time "%d/%m/%y"]

$[path path-id]

A windows pathname. By default it is the desktop.

Possible values for path-id:

desktop, favourites, programs, startmenu, recent, startup, sendto, documents, history, app

Examples:

$[path app] -> "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data"

$[path desktop] -> "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop"

$[path favourites] -> "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Favorites"

$[path sendto] -> "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\SendTo"

$[disk ...]

info about disk capacity

Examples:

$[disk drive c free m " / " total m "MB free"] -> "703 / 4697MB free"

$[disk free g] -> "0.687"

$[disk free m] -> "703"

$[disk free k] -> "720196"