Passing a space in a script file.

I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times but I'm unable to find a
solution. I'm writing a script file to run the cht lisp routine to eliminate
double spaces in mtext. I need to pass two spaces in the script file to the
lisp routine. If I qoute the spaces then it looks for the actual qoutes as
well. I'm guessing that the lisp routine is using (getstring). I've tried
setting the double spaces with (setq replacestring " ") then calling it up
with !replacestring, no go. It looks for the actual word "!replacestring".
At this point I'm tempted to write my own find and replace lisp routine just
for this. If I could get cht to work it would be helpful. So heres what I've
got. I'm looking to replace " " with ******************* at this point.

Thanks

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(SSGET "X" '((0 . "MTEXT")))
CHT
P

T
G

*******************

 

Sage,
You might try using the (chr 32) equivalent to a " ".
e.g.
(SSGET "X" '((0 . "MTEXT")))
CHT
P
(strcat (chr 32)(chr 32))
T
G

*******************

Bob

 

Thanks, the problem is that I think your replying to a getstring command.

If you go (getstring "\nPut your attempt here: ")
Then paste this into the command line (strcat (chr 32)(chr 32)) it replys as
"(strcat (chr 32)(chr 32))" and I think then looks for that quoted string
rather then " ".

I'm stumped, without custom building my own find and replace.