Invalid substitute from URLs?

[hpgbproductions]

Attempting to make something that involves converting an INI-formatted file to a substitution list. The user can type in a short command to open sites or programs. An example of such a file (original one is much longer):

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[ShortcutList]
chrome=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
yt=https:\\www.youtube.com\
y=http:\\yurucamp.jp

Lines starting with ; or [, or empty lines are removed by WebParser.
Eventually I get this which is an invalid Substitution:

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Substitute="chrome":"C:\\Program Files \(x86\)\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome\.exe","yt":"https:\\\\www\.youtube\.com\\","y":"http:\\\\yurucamp\.jp"

Anyone used long Substitution strings before? (or can see any issue?)
Code with the example list: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NnAgAijXmDMMpgw-cgJl6zSzu7MxXRO7?usp=sharing

[balala]

Eventually I get this which is an invalid Substitution:

In this case in the Substitute option isn't needed to escape those characters with a backslash. Theoretically you could renounce to them: Substitute="chrome":"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe","yt":"https:\\www.youtube.com\","y":"http:\\yurucamp.jp"
But the problem is that the later strings will replace even the already replaced strings. To avoid this, you have to use regular expression substitution. Replace the Substitute option with the following one: Substitute="^chrome$":"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe","^y$":"http:\\yurucamp.jp","^yt$":"https:\\www.youtube.com\" and add a RegExpSubstitute=1 option as well.

[hpgbproductions]

In this case in the Substitute option isn't needed to escape those characters with a backslash. Theoretically you could renounce to them:

My main issue is that the Substitute string generated is invalid and rejected by the program. Testing with a hard-coded version has the same result.

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[program]
Measure=String
String=#mainstring#
RegExpSubstitute=1
Substitute=""^!chrome":"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe","^!yt":"https:\\www.youtube.com\","^!y":"http:\\yurucamp.jp""
DynamicVariables=1

Your suggested Substitute is also invalid for some reason.
Can't find any syntax issues like mismatched quotes.
(sorry for late reply, wasn't on forum)

[balala]

What you mean by

the Substitute string generated is invalid and rejected by the program.

Especially what does mean the "rejected by the program"?
Could you please post the whole code?

[hpgbproductions]

What you mean by

Especially what does mean the "rejected by the program"?
Could you please post the whole code?

Rejected as in the error message shows with every refresh.

Whole code was in the link in the original post since it's quite long. Here it is:

sclist2.inc (shortened substitution list using inc formatting) (test case)

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[ShortcutList]
; Lines starting with ";" or "[" act as comments and are ignored
; No quotes should be added
; Codes that contain other codes at the start must be defined first eg: !ab before !a
; Websites should contain a slash at the back for more reliability
; Some services are available as both an application and a website
; You may wish to change the shortcuts as needed.
chrome=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

yt=https:\\www.youtube.com\
y=http:\\yurucamp.jp

main.ini

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[Metadata]
Name=
Author=cmg-simplestuff//hpgbproductions
Version=1.0
License=
Information=Quickly launch applications and open files with short command codes.

[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
AccurateText=1
DynamicVariables=1

[Variables]
input=""

[UserNameMeasure]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=SysInfo
SysInfoType=USER_NAME

[measure]
Measure=WebParser
URL=file://#CURRENTPATH#sclist2.inc
RegExp=(?si)(.*)
FinishAction=[!UpdateMeasure applysubdummy]

[compile]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[measure]
StringIndex=1
RegExpSubstitute=1
Substitute="(?m)^(\[|;).*$":"","[\r\n]+":",",",([^,]+)=([^,]+)":',"^!\1":"\2"',"^(,|\n)":"",",$":""
;          1                   2             3                                 4            5
OnUpdateAction=!SetOption program Substitute "[compile]"

[regexpdebug]
Meter=String
MeasureName=compile
SolidColor=ffffff
Text=%1
DynamicVariables=1

[Input]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=InputText
Command1=[!SetVariable mainstring "$UserInput$"]
DefaultValue="Input"
X=10
Y=10
W=200
H=30
SolidColor=000000
FontColor=ffffff
FontFace=Montserrat
FontSize=16
DynamicVariables=1

[InputTextVisual]
Meter=String
X=10
Y=10
W=200
H=30
SolidColor=00000001
FontColor=ffffffbf
FontFace=Montserrat
FontSize=16
Text=Input
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure Input "ExecuteBatch ALL"]
DynamicVariables=1
AntiAlias=1

[program]
Measure=String
String=#mainstring#
RegExpSubstitute=1
Substitute=
DynamicVariables=1

[balala]

Whole code was in the link in the original post since it's quite long.

Yep, indeed. Sorry, my mistake.
Ok, working on it. Let's see.