Trying to reference a specific duplicate variable

[Virginityrocks]

I need to grab variables from a specific .INC file. The INC files contain colour theme variables. In each skin, the include bracket contains:

@Include1=#SKINSPATH#\Desktop+\Themes\#usedtheme#.INC

#usedtheme# changes depending on the theme you choose. Now I want to grab variables from each #usedtheme#.INC file, each containing this:

Theme1.INI
Color1=255,255,255

Theme2.INI
Color1=100,100,100

Theme3.INI
Color1=0,0,0

How do I, within a meter, reference a variable from a specific config?

I thought SolidColor=#color1# "#SKINSPATH#\Desktop+\Themes\Theme1.INC" would work, but obviously it did not.

[Kaelri]

Sections from an included file are automatically applied just as if they had been written in the skin .INI itself. You don't need to refer to the .INC file to use them. If I understand your scenario, you can simply use

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SolidColor=#Color1#

assuming that each skin includes only one theme file (Theme1.inc, Theme2.inc, etc).

Also, you may already know this, but make sure that variables in your .INC files are actually given a Variables section, e.g.:

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; Theme1.INI

[Variables]
Color1=255,255,255

[Virginityrocks]

Unfortunately that's not what I'm trying to do.

There is #ExampleColor1# (of the same name) in 5 different .INC files.

In 1 skin, I have 5 boxes [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]

Each box needs to contain an #ExampleColor1# from a different .INC file, but I can't simply reference the name, because they contradict.

I need to do something like this...

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[Box1]
SolidColor=#ExampleColor1# "1.INC"

[Box2]
SolidColor=#ExampleColor1# "2.INC"

[Box3]
SolidColor=#ExampleColor1# "3.INC"

[Box4]
SolidColor=#ExampleColor1# "4.INC"

[Box5]
SolidColor=#ExampleColor1# "5.INC"

[StarburstSpectrum]

If I understand correctly I can think of a few workarounds, this seems like a settings skin?
It seems like you are reusing variables, which i'm not sure you can do. I thought .inc files are treated exactly as if they are in the same skin.

You could make a variable with the theme name in order to reference the right .inc file like:

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[Rainmeter]

[Variables]
Theme=MyCoolTheme
@include=#Theme#.inc

Or you could rename the variables to something like Theme1Color1 and then reference them like:

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[Box1]
SolidColor=#Theme1Color1#

[Box2]
SolidColor=#Theme2Color1#

[Box3]
SolidColor=#Theme3Color1#

[Box4]
SolidColor=#Theme4Color1#

[Box5]
SolidColor=#Theme5Color1#

Hope this helps, I'm currently sick so bear with me.

P.S. If this is for the Desktop+ skin have you checked out the new FileView Plugin?