Possible to reference Objects with spaces in name?

[Drumstix42]

Has anyone found a way to reference an object that has a space in the name?

I'm trying to work out a project using Item names, but with all of the spaces, I'm finding it impossible to reference them in any manner.
Am I screwed?

Solved below
in reply #4

[gm9]

If you can reference it on the lhs you can use quotes:

'Path.Object Name With Spaces.attribute' = value

[Drumstix42]

I half have working what I want...

I managed to get it to work if I reference the object directly by name, but if I try to use a variable and concatenate them I can't seem to get the desired result. And I would need to do this for my idea to work.
I have an object named Test Object with the text element set to: Testing 123

sTest=('Parent.Test Object.text')
say sTest

The above returns the proper string echoed into chat.

However the following I cannot seem to find a proper method for.

sName=('Long Item Name')
sTest=('Parent.') ## sName ## ('.text')
say sTest

The above returns: Parent.Long Item Name.text
Have tried a few different alterations with how I concatenate them, but with no luck.

I tried setting it to another variable again like: sTest2=('sTest')
... but that did nothing new.

[Drumstix42]

Okay in response to myself, I think I answered my own question. Seems when trying to explain what you're doing helps yourself figure out the solution

Basically I just had to get creative with it. I knew I had to do it in 2 steps, but my brain wasn't quite grasping the method at first.

Setup separate objects with the string broken up.

code1's object: sTestObj=('Parent.
code2's object: .text')

Then do this:

sString=('Long Item Name')
Parent.DoCommand.onpress=(code1 ## sString ## code2)
Parent.DoCommand.press=true

However the problem I don't think I can solve.... Items with apostrophes in their names

[Drumstix42]

Well despite apostrophes (they might have been manageable), I found out that the Map system doesn't support names with spaces.

You can add a POI with spaces, but you cannot delete it via slash command. I tried using quotes to no avail. I even managed to add a category name with a space using quotes, but still wasn't able to delete it.
One problem solved, blocked by another!

This would have been so much easier if I could just access item IDs from the Examine window, Lol.

[Zonx]

slash commands that take an input value can often be executed two ways...

/do_something_with foo
or
do_something_with='foo'

You might be able to use the later with a variable containing the concatenation.

foo='something' ## 'somethingelsewithspaces'

do_something_with=foo