The devil is in the script details

[aurumdigitus]

Implemented an apple pie simple script that works fine:
openwith """C:\WINDOWS\system32\sdelete.exe"" -p 2 -s <items>", m

After quickly shooting self in foot changed it to:
msg "Are you absolutely sure?", 1;
openwith """C:\WINDOWS\system32\sdelete.exe"" -p 2 -s <items>", m

Now it no longer functions and am embarrassed to admit that is such a paucity of code the syntax error eludes.

[serendipity]

Implemented an apple pie simple script that works fine:
openwith """C:\WINDOWS\system32\sdelete.exe"" -p 2 -s <items>", m

After quickly shooting self in foot changed it to:
msg "Are you absolutely sure?", 1;
openwith """C:\WINDOWS\system32\sdelete.exe"" -p 2 -s <items>", m

Now it no longer functions and am embarrassed to admit that is such a paucity of code the syntax error eludes.

Strange, I copy/pasted your code and ran it from menu| Scripting| Try script and it does work for me.

[zer0]

Without calling you stupid, may I ask if you created a space on your 2nd script line? So your script should be:

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msg "Are you absolutely sure?", 1;
[space]openwith """C:\WINDOWS\system32\sdelete.exe"" -p 2 -s <items>", m

with the [space] obviously representing " ".

[serendipity]

Without calling you stupid, may I ask if you created a space on your 2nd script line? So your script should be:

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msg "Are you absolutely sure?", 1;
[space]openwith """C:\WINDOWS\system32\sdelete.exe"" -p 2 -s <items>", m

with the [space] obviously representing " ".

No, space is necessary here. Every line (except menu captions in script files) should start with a space.

[aurumdigitus]

By gosh and golly the "space" did it!

Not arguing with success but in a multiline script doesn't the trailing semicolon obviate the need for a space or tab?

To up the ante, how is it that serendipity gets it working without one. Somewhere here lurks a discrepancy.

[TheQwerty]

Not arguing with success but in a multiline script doesn't the trailing semicolon obviate the need for a space or tab?

Then how does XY know when that script ends and another begins? Remember that the "Caption|Icon|State : Label" is entirely optional. But yes, Don's been contemplating how he's going to change things (probably using {} for blocks) to eliminate the white-space dependency.

[admin]

By gosh and golly the "space" did it!

Not arguing with success but in a multiline script doesn't the trailing semicolon obviate the need for a space or tab?

To up the ante, how is it that serendipity gets it working without one. Somewhere here lurks a discrepancy.

I think here lurks a misunderstanding:
serendipity said: "No, space is necessary here."
serendipity said not: "No space is necessary here."

[aurumdigitus]

I think here lurks a misunderstanding:
serendipity said: "No, space is necessary here."
serendipity said not: "No space is necessary here."

Hummmm. Time for new spectacles and/or new cerebral cortex.