Filepath in script

Ignition
1

I am trying to open a file using Ignition’s scripting

the format of the filepath is:

Code:

filepath = “\machine\c$\Logs\03_filename.log”
file = open(filepath)

but the console returns:

Quote:
No such file or directory: “\machine\c$\Logs\x03_filename.log”

The problem as you can see it is adding the character “x” before the filename prefix (day of month). If I rename the file as simply “filename” it opens the file ok. Day 31 returns “x19”

If I add a ’ it removes the x but also the backslash altogether;

Code:

filepath = “\machine\c$\Logs’03_filename.log”
file = open(filepath)

Quote:
No such file or directory: “\machine\c$\Logs03_filename.log”

Tried to split and concatenate, with both single and double quotes, or a mix, some add a space into the result returned and some return the original result

2

Backslashes are special in python (and C, and Java, and …). You need to double them up in string constants.

3

Or change \ to / and let the file system deal with it…

4

So simple when you know how… tried both, both worked… thanks!