Function ExpandArg

recipes/Python/577440_extensiDopy__Win32/recipe-577440.py:61–103

Expand single command line argument

(pArg, pFilePath, pDefaultPath, pLeft='{', pSep=';', pQuote='"', 
                              pPref='{<-}', pJoin='\\')

    return lPath

def ExpandArg(pArg, pFilePath, pDefaultPath, pLeft='{', pSep=';', pQuote='"', 
                              pPref='{<-}', pJoin='\\'):
    ''&#x27;
    Expand single command line argument
    ''&#x27;
#                    Expand argument   
    if pArg.find(pLeft) >= 0:
        lArg = Do.Expand(pArg, pFilePath)
    else:
        lArg = pArg

#                    If starts with {<-} and single path scan parent folders for
#                    first matching file.  Each folder above specified path will
#                    be checked until file is found.
    if lArg.startswith(pPref) and lArg.find(pSep) < 0:
        lArg = os.path.abspath(lArg[2:])
        print 'Parent Search 1'
        lArg = ParentSearch(lArg, pDefaultPath, pJoin=pJoin)

#                    If multiple paths separated by pSep(';') select first valid path
    lFound = ''
    if lArg.find(pSep) >= 0:
        lPaths = lArg.split(pSep)
        for lPath in lPaths:
            if lPath.startswith(pPref):
                lPath = os.path.abspath(lPath[4:])
                lPath = ParentSearch(lPath, pDefaultPath, pJoin=pJoin)    # 01/19/11
            if lPath == '':                                               #
                continue                                                  #
            lPath = os.path.abspath(lPath)
            if os.path.exists(lPath):
                lFound = lPath
                break
        else:
            lFound = os.path.abspath(pDefaultPath)
    else:
        lFound = lArg
    
#                    If argument contains space enclose it within quotes
    lFound = lFound.strip()
    if lFound.find(' ') > 0 and lFound[0] != pQuote:
        lFound = pQuote + lFound + pQuote
    return lFound

def submitnow(pCommand):
    ''&#x27;