i trying to create a script to display on my g15 keyboard messages from amsn...

i could just use the following command on amsn

echo -e 'TO 2 2 2 1 "$name"\nTO 10 10 1 1 "$msg"\nTO 30 30 1 2 "aMSN"\nPR 1 1 160 9\n' > ~/.g15amsn

but amsn cannot execute the command echo on incoming message trigger

so i try now to create a bash script to do it

but my problem is than using echo, '' and variables doesnt work

i want to use the following command

echo -e 'TO 2 2 2 1 "$1"\nTO 10 10 1 1 "$2"\nTO 30 30 1 2 "aMSN"\nPR 1 1 160 9\n' > ~/.g15amsn

so i can just execute from amsn scriptname $name $msg

anyone knows how to use a variable inside ''

also tried to use "" instead of '' but event if it displays exactly the same in console if i dont use >~/.g15amsn, the driver wont get the expected chars.

Any clues ???

The general rule is that variable expansion does occur within double quotes, but not single quotes. Odd that it didn't work for you.

writing in kate i noticed that the color changes to red when i insert the ' ' when i take them off the variable works but it "driver" doesnt read the sequensed different commands... try it your self
typing echo '$USER' gives $USER

the whole command after -e is inside single quotes!!!

i just noticed that i posted to the wrong category... sorry about that

You need to end the single quoted strings before starting double quoted strings, and vice versa:

echo -e 'TO 2 2 2 1 '"$1"'\nTO 10 10 1 1 '"$2"'\nTO 30 30 1 2 '"aMSN"'\nPR 1 1 160 9\n' > ~/.g15amsn

i just test it fast and it worked thkz m8.... so anyone wants to view msn messages to g15 a fast way is just o add this on alarms... nothing special no wrapping !!!! bus is easy and usefull!! thkz again