I'm trying to generate an xml file (a web.config). I'm compiling my template and i get a series of "Newline in constant" and "Unrecognised escape sequence" errors.

The end of one line of the generated template source is (from templateClassesSource.cs)

userName=\"registry:HKLM\SOFTWARE\"); it should be userName=\"registry:HKLM\SOFTWARE\");

What can I do to get around this problem?

Could you paste the code snippet from your template which results in this code?

(btw: you could pad the string you're emitting into the output with a '\' ?)

Hi Otis heres the entire lpt file source:

<%
Project project = _executingGenerator.ProjectDefinition;
%><?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
    <appSettings>
        <add key="BuildVersion" value="1.0"/>
        <add key="CopyrightMessage" value="<%= project.CustomProperties["CopyrightMessage"]%>"/>
        <add key="ApplicationName" value="<%= project.ProjectName%>"/>
        <add key="ApplicationShortName" value="<%= project.CustomProperties["ProjectShortName"]%>"/>
        <add key="Main.ConnectionString" value="<%= project.ConnectionString%>"/>
        <add key="MaxSearchItems" value="50"/>
        <add key="EventLogName" value="<%= project.CustomProperties["ProjectShortName"]%>"/>
    </appSettings>
    <connectionStrings/>
    <system.web>
        <httpModules>
            <add name="ExceptionLogging" type="OAMPS.WEB.ExceptionCatch, OAMPS.WEB, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9d3fffad90f8278a"/>
        </httpModules>
        <compilation debug="false">
            <assemblies>
                <add assembly="ComponentArt.Web.UI, Version=2006.1.1283.2, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9BC9F846553156BB"/>
                <add assembly="System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
                <add assembly="System.Design, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B03F5F7F11D50A3A"/>
            </assemblies>
        </compilation>
        <pages>
            <namespaces>
                <clear/>
                <add namespace="System"/>
                <add namespace="System.Collections"/>
                <add namespace="System.Collections.Specialized"/>
                <add namespace="System.Configuration"/>
                <add namespace="System.Text"/>
                <add namespace="System.Text.RegularExpressions"/>
                <add namespace="System.Web"/>
                <add namespace="System.Web.Caching"/>
                <add namespace="System.Web.SessionState"/>
                <add namespace="System.Web.Security"/>
                <add namespace="System.Web.Profile"/>
                <add namespace="System.Web.UI"/>
                <add namespace="System.Web.UI.WebControls"/>
                <add namespace="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts"/>
                <add namespace="System.Web.UI.HtmlControls"/>
            </namespaces>
            <controls>
                <add tagPrefix="ComponentArt" namespace="ComponentArt.Web.UI" assembly="ComponentArt.Web.UI, Version=2006.1.1283.2, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9bc9f846553156bb"/>
                <add tagPrefix="omp" tagName="Navigation" src="~/Home/Navigation.ascx"/>
            </controls>
        </pages>
        <authentication mode="Windows"/>
        <identity impersonate="true" 
            userName="registry:HKLM\SOFTWARE\<%= project.CustomProperties["ProjectShortName"] %>\identity\ASPNET_SETREG,userName" 
            password="registry:HKLM\SOFTWARE\<%= project.CustomProperties["ProjectShortName"] %>\identity\ASPNET_SETREG,password"/>
    </system.web>
</configuration> 

and heres the generated code bit with the error:

__outputWriter.Write( project.CustomProperties["ProjectShortName"] );
        __outputWriter.Write("\identity\ASPNET_SETREG,userName\" \n         password=\"registry:HKLM\SOFTWARE\");
__outputWriter.Write( project.CustomProperties["ProjectShortName"] );

Note theres another line (directly) above this with the same error. But it's really really really long. Here it is here (put at the bottom to reduce noise)

        __outputWriter.Write("\"/>\n    </appSettings>\n    <connectionStrings/>\n  <system.web>\n      <httpModules>\n         <add name=\"ExceptionLogging\" type=\"OAMPS.WEB.ExceptionCatch, OAMPS.WEB, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9d3fffad90f8278a\"/>\n      </httpModules>\n        <compilation debug=\"false\">\n         <assemblies>\n              <add assembly=\"ComponentArt.Web.UI, Version=2006.1.1283.2, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9BC9F846553156BB\"/>\n              <add assembly=\"System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089\"/>\n               <add assembly=\"System.Design, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B03F5F7F11D50A3A\"/>\n          </assemblies>\n     </compilation>\n        <pages>\n           <namespaces>\n              <clear/>\n              <add namespace=\"System\"/>\n               <add namespace=\"System.Collections\"/>\n               <add namespace=\"System.Collections.Specialized\"/>\n               <add namespace=\"System.Configuration\"/>\n             <add namespace=\"System.Text\"/>\n              <add namespace=\"System.Text.RegularExpressions\"/>\n               <add namespace=\"System.Web\"/>\n               <add namespace=\"System.Web.Caching\"/>\n               <add namespace=\"System.Web.SessionState\"/>\n              <add namespace=\"System.Web.Security\"/>\n              <add namespace=\"System.Web.Profile\"/>\n               <add namespace=\"System.Web.UI\"/>\n                <add namespace=\"System.Web.UI.WebControls\"/>\n                <add namespace=\"System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts\"/>\n               <add namespace=\"System.Web.UI.HtmlControls\"/>\n           </namespaces>\n         <controls>\n                <add tagPrefix=\"ComponentArt\" namespace=\"ComponentArt.Web.UI\" assembly=\"ComponentArt.Web.UI, Version=2006.1.1283.2, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9bc9f846553156bb\"/>\n             <add tagPrefix=\"omp\" tagName=\"Navigation\" src=\"~/Home/Navigation.ascx\"/>\n            </controls>\n       </pages>\n      <authentication mode=\"Windows\"/>\n        <identity impersonate=\"true\" \n           userName=\"registry:HKLM\SOFTWARE\");

Ok, got it. Seems like a little test has to be added to make this work.

Fixed in next build

Awesome, is that released?

Hi Otis,

I've just updated to the 4th of September build and I can see still see unrecognised escape sequence errors

odd, as my test worked as expected...

Could you please check if you have the right lptengine dll in the tasksperformers folder? Rightclick the dll in explorer -> Properties -> Version tab

It indeed gives errors still, not the ones you provided, but where a \ is located in the string. I've to replace every \ with \, excluding the newline stuff.

Will fix it.

A workaround is to specify the backslashes twice, like: userName="registry:HKLM\SOFTWARE\<%= GetName() %>\identity\ASPNET_SETREG,userName" password="registry:HKLM\SOFTWARE\<%= GetName() %>\identity\ASPNET_SETREG,password"/>

(I used the GetName() method to test the escaping of the trailing slash)

Fixed in next build