Formulas and WriteKeyValue

[CodeCode]

I am using !WriteKeyValue to change between two formulas.
This problem is that the formulas are really meant to be dynamic. But when !WriteKeyValue is used - to maintain the values after any kind of Refresh of rainmeter - the formulas remain in the literal value - that is to say the Measures being referenced in the formulas - are being written literally rather than in the formula form they really need to be in.
This is the formula before it is Written as a Key Value:
Arc (97+(97)*cos(rad(90+360*[MeasureTempforScaling:%]/100))),(97+(97)*sin(rad(90+360*[MeasureTempforScaling:%]/100))), (97+(97)*cos(rad(90+3+360*[MeasureTempforScaling:%]/100))),(97+(97)*sin(rad(90+3+360*[MeasureTempforScaling:%]/100))), 97, 97 | StrokeWidth 6 | Stroke Color 0,0,0,255
This is the formula after Written as a Key Value:
Arc (97+(97)*cos(rad(90+360*40/100))),(97+(97)*sin(rad(90+360*40/100))), (97+(97)*cos(rad(90+3+360*40/100))),(97+(97)*sin(rad(90+3+360*40/100))), 97, 97 | StrokeWidth 6 | Stroke Color 0,0,0,255
Is there a way to make the former form persist, rather than the latter?

Thanks for any suggestions or corrections.

[jsmorley]

I am using !WriteKeyValue to change between two formulas.
This problem is that the formulas are really meant to be dynamic. But when !WriteKeyValue is used - to maintain the values after any kind of Refresh of rainmeter - the formulas remain in the literal value - that is to say the Measures being referenced in the formulas - are being written literally rather than in the formula form they really need to be in.
This is the formula before it is Written as a Key Value:
Arc (97+(97)*cos(rad(90+360*[MeasureTempforScaling:%]/100))),(97+(97)*sin(rad(90+360*[MeasureTempforScaling:%]/100))), (97+(97)*cos(rad(90+3+360*[MeasureTempforScaling:%]/100))),(97+(97)*sin(rad(90+3+360*[MeasureTempforScaling:%]/100))), 97, 97 | StrokeWidth 6 | Stroke Color 0,0,0,255
This is the formula after Written as a Key Value:
Arc (97+(97)*cos(rad(90+360*40/100))),(97+(97)*sin(rad(90+360*40/100))), (97+(97)*cos(rad(90+3+360*40/100))),(97+(97)*sin(rad(90+3+360*40/100))), 97, 97 | StrokeWidth 6 | Stroke Color 0,0,0,255
Is there a way to make the former form persist, rather than the latter?

Thanks for any suggestions or corrections.

*Escape* any #*Variables*# or [*SectionVariables*] that you want to be written as a literal instead of being resolved first.

https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/variables/#Escape

[eclectic-tech]

This can be a "stumbling block" when you want the written value to be dynamic.

There is a link, in the !SetOption description, to a guide that explains this. But there is not one in the !WriteKeyValue description.

Would it help to add a note about this to the !WriteKeyValue description in the documentation?

[CodeCode]

*Escape* any #*Variables*# or [*SectionVariables*] that you want to be written as a literal instead of being resolved first.

https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/variables/#Escape

Awesome! Thanks. I guessed that an 'escape' would be needed, just not what form it would take. There are a few to choose from. Perhaps if I read more closely, it would have been clearer without asking. Anyways, this is really good to know. Having flexibility on how section variables can be made even more dynamic, is pretty cool stuff.

Thanks.