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{{mirc title|$mkfn identifier}}'''$mkfn''' ensures a text string can be a valid filename by replacing certain characters with the underscore character "_" / $chr(95).
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{{mirc title|$mkfn identifier}}'''$mkfn''' ensures a text string can be a valid filename by replacing characters not allowed in a filename with underscores.
 
 
  
 
== Synopsis ==
 
== Synopsis ==
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== Parameters ==
 
== Parameters ==
<span style="display: inline-block; width: 50px;">'''text'''</span>Text to be made a valid filename by replacing certain characters with $chr(95) Underscore.
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* '''text''' - Text to be made a valid filename by replacing certain characters with underscores
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== Properties ==
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None
  
 
== Example ==
 
== Example ==
 
<source lang="mIRC">
 
<source lang="mIRC">
//var %i 33 | var %f | while (%i isnum 33-126) { var %f %f $+ $chr(%i) | inc %i } | echo -a orig: %f | echo -a mknk: $mknickfn(%f) | echo -a mkfn: $mkfn(%f)
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//var %i 33 | var %f | while (%i isnum 33-126) { var %f %f $+ $chr(%i) | inc %i } | echo -a orig: %f | echo -a mkfn: $mkfn(%f)
 
</source>
 
</source>
  
'''Note:''' While this ensures a string is a valid filename, it does not ensure 2 different strings wouldn't get assigned the same filename, with both having different characters replaced with the same underscore. It uses the same group of character replacements as used by {{mIRC|$mklogfn}}.
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'''Note:''' While this ensures a string is a valid filename, it does not ensure 2 different strings wouldn't get assigned the same filename, with both having different characters replaced with the same underscore.
  
 
== Compatibility ==
 
== Compatibility ==

Latest revision as of 15:55, 5 January 2018

$mkfn ensures a text string can be a valid filename by replacing characters not allowed in a filename with underscores.

Synopsis[edit]

$mkfn(text)

Parameters[edit]

  • text - Text to be made a valid filename by replacing certain characters with underscores

Properties[edit]

None

Example[edit]

//var %i 33 | var %f | while (%i isnum 33-126) { var %f %f $+ $chr(%i) | inc %i } | echo -a orig: %f | echo -a mkfn: $mkfn(%f)

Note: While this ensures a string is a valid filename, it does not ensure 2 different strings wouldn't get assigned the same filename, with both having different characters replaced with the same underscore.

Compatibility[edit]

Added: mIRC v5.7
Added on: 02 Feb 2000
Note: Unless otherwise stated, this was the date of original functionality.
Further enhancements may have been made in later versions.


See also[edit]