Using & in !define

[jkeller@opentext]

I have a define that creates a string with an '&' in it....

!define IHUB_PRODUCT_NAME "OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting System Console 16.6"

but when I use this define it removes the '&' (see attachments).

OpenText Magellan BI Reporting System Console 16.6"

Why is this? and how can I get this to work?

[JasonFriday13]

If you have nsis 3, try this:

!define IHUB_PRODUCT_NAME "OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting System Console 16.6"
!define IHUB_PRODUCT_NAME_DA "OpenText Magellan BI && Reporting System Console 16.6"

Name "${IHUB_PRODUCT_NAME}" "${IHUB_PRODUCT_NAME_DA}"

Name has an optional parameter for using doubled ampersands.

Also, you can use defines within defines:

!define IHUB_PRODUCT_VERSION "16.6"
!define IHUB_PRODUCT_NAME "OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting System Console ${IHUB_PRODUCT_VERSION}"
!define IHUB_PRODUCT_NAME_DA "OpenText Magellan BI && Reporting System Console ${IHUB_PRODUCT_VERSION}"

[jkeller@opentext]

Unfortunatly we are using MakeNSIS v2.46.5-Unicode

[Anders]

Originally Posted by jkeller@opentext

Unfortunatly we are using MakeNSIS v2.46.5-Unicode

Why?


Anyway, the 2 parameter version of Name exists in NSIS 2.4x as well IIRC.