Re: gtkdialog again, the other way around this time – how to use bash variables in dialog?

[Johnny Rosenberg]

2013/4/21 Johnny Rosenberg <gurus.knugum at gmail.com>:
> 2013/4/21 Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net>:
>> Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
>>> Here is some nonsense code that I'm trying to make work:
>> [...]
>>> export MainDialog='
>> [...]
>>>                 <input file>$InstrumentsList</input>
>> [...]
>>>                 <input file>$MusiciansList</input>
>> [...]
>>>     </vbox>'
>>> gtkdialog --program MainDialog
>>
>>> The problem is that $InstrumentsList and $MusiciansList doesn't
>>> expand, and whatever I tried I failed.
>>
>> You used single quotes [1] instead of double quotes [2] for the
>> MainDialog declaration.
>>
>>
>> Nils
>>
>> [1] <http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Single-Quotes.html>
>> [2] <http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Double-Quotes.html>
>
> Thanks, I don't know why I didn't change that, because I know the
> difference. I guess I just didn't think…
> Anyway, so far, so good, but the next step is to keep the dialogue in
> a separate file, like this (file name stored in
> ${DialogFolder}/musician-dialogue.xml – I know it's not a real xml,
> but I call it that to make gedit view tags and data in different
> colours – better ideas are appreciated):
> <vbox>
>     <hbox>
>         <text>
>             <label>Instrument:</label>
>         </text>
>         <comboboxentry>
>             <default>Välj musikinstrument</default>
>             <variable>Instrument</variable>
>             <input file>$InstrumentsList</input>
>         </comboboxentry>
>             <text>
>                 <label>Utövare:</label>
>             </text>
>         <comboboxentry>
>             <default>Välj utövare</default>
>             <variable>Musician</variable>
>             <input file>$MusiciansList</input>
>         </comboboxentry>
>     </hbox>
>     <hbox>
>         <button ok></button>
>         <button cancel></button>
>     </hbox>
> </vbox>
>
> Now, in the script, I have the following lines:
> # Code starts here
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> #!/bin/bash
>
> RosenTagDir="${HOME}/bin/RosenTagg"
> InstrumentsList="${RosenTagDir}/Lists/Instruments"
> MusiciansList="${RosenTagDir}/Lists/Musicians"
> DialogFolder="${RosenTagDir}/Dialogues"
>
> export MainDialog=$(<${DialogFolder}/musician-dialogue.xml)
> gtkdialog --program MainDialog
> # End of code -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Now I end up with the same problem again; the Bash variables do not expand.
> I tried a few different combinations of double quotes on the export
> MainDialog=$(<${DialogFolder}/musician-dialogue.xml) line with no
> luck.
>
>
> Well, at least it works now,

(with the dialogue defined inside the script)

> but it would be so nice if I could have a
> separate file for the dialogue.
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Johnny Rosenberg