[CLOSED] The formatlist() "d" parameter does not seem to be able to filter duplicate items, a list of one per line

[Norn]

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 $paper = <<<MENU
D:\test\1
D:\test\1.txt
D:\test\1.zip
D:\test\[2]
D:\test\[2](1).zip <-dupe
D:\test\[2].txt
D:\test\[2].zip
D:\test\[2]
D:\test\[2](1).zip <-dupe
D:\test\[2].txt
D:\test\[2].zip
MENU;
 text $paper;
 $paper = formatlist($paper, "d", <crlf>);
 text $paper

It will work if you add the "s" parameter:

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 $paper = <<<MENU
D:\test\1
D:\test\1.txt
D:\test\1.zip
D:\test\[2]
D:\test\[2](1).zip <-dupe
D:\test\[2].txt
D:\test\[2].zip
D:\test\[2]
D:\test\[2](1).zip <-dupe
D:\test\[2].txt
D:\test\[2].zip
MENU;
 text $paper;
 $paper = formatlist($paper, "sd", <crlf>);
 text $paper

[highend]

That's not a bug

For removing duplicates they can't be anywhere in the list but must follow each other. Your's aren't so you need to sort them first

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 $paper = <<<MENU
D:\test\1
D:\test\1.txt
D:\test\1.zip
D:\test\[2]
D:\test\[2](1).zip <-dupe
D:\test\[2](1).zip <-dupe
D:\test\[2].txt
D:\test\[2].zip
D:\test\[2]
D:\test\[2].txt
D:\test\[2].zip
MENU;
 $paper = formatlist($paper, "d", <crlf>);
 text $paper;

[Norn]

Removing duplicates only works on adjacent items, so if the list is not sorted non-adjacent duplicates remain in the list.

I saw the notes.