Can anyone tell me if this is normal behavior...

I am trying to use two display codes together and only one seems to work at a time.

I would like to display the users hostname and right pad it (|$R##) and/or
trim it ($T##). In my case it looks like the following...

"|$T41|$R41|UX"

If I use T & R together only the one that precedes |UX takes effect. So the above example only right pads and doesn't trim and if try "|$R41|$T41|UX" the output trims but doesn't right pad.

This might just be how Mystic handles the formatting. I hope I'm just doing something wrong as I have a need to both trim and right pad "|UX"

Thanks.

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On 25 May 2019 at 03:04a, Netsurge pondered and said...

Can anyone tell me if this is normal behavior...

Not sure as I have not really played with these. I do know case is important
in the codes you use, usually uppercase.

"|$T41|$R41|UX"

If I use T & R together only the one that precedes |UX takes effect. So the above example only right pads and doesn't trim and if try "|$R41|$T41|UX" the output trims but doesn't right pad.

This might just be how Mystic handles the formatting. I hope I'm just doing something wrong as I have a need to both trim and right pad "|UX"

I'm assuming you're not including the "" quotes in the file string you're
using :)

Perhaps try |$R41|UX|$T41

?? Not sure if that's a starter or not..

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I'm assuming you're not including the "" quotes in the file string you're using :)

The quotes are there so that Mytsic systems reading this post don't try to
use them.

I have come to learn that "|$R" pipe code trims as well as centers. Trial and error is always a painful way of figuring things out, lol.

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On 27 May 2019 at 12:51a, Netsurge pondered and said...

I have come to learn that "|$R" pipe code trims as well as centers.
Trial and error is always a painful way of figuring things out, lol.

Yep it's a case of learn by doing I certainly agree :)

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