task.json with powershell doesn't accept / as argument

[mhamri]

Issue Type: Bug

create a task using the powershell as default shell

{
            "label": "Compile-MQL",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Blueberry Markets  MetaTrader 4 Terminal\\metaeditor.exe",
            "args": [
                "/compile:\"${file}\""
            ],
            "presentation": {
                "echo": true,
                "reveal": "always",
                "focus": false,
                "panel": "shared",
                "showReuseMessage": true,
            },
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            }
        },

the first problem is the space in the command. if i use gitbash this is not a problem but anyway...

if I use scape character it won't help "command": "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Blueberry Markets MetaTrader 4 Terminal\\metaeditor.exe\"", if I use single quote I can manage to run the command itself "command": "'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Blueberry Markets MetaTrader 4 Terminal\\metaeditor.exe'", `

so it become like this:

{
            "label": "Compile-MQL",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Blueberry Markets  MetaTrader 4 Terminal\\metaeditor.exe'",
            "args": [
                "/compile:\"${file}\""
            ],
            "presentation": {
                "echo": true,
                "reveal": "always",
                "focus": false,
                "panel": "shared",
                "showReuseMessage": true,
            },
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            }
        },

the next problem is the PowerShell, it is throwing error now for the forward slash in the argument. I tried to manually use a single quote, double quote, with argument object and weak, strong, escape quoting, all failed.

in powershell i can run this command like this

&'C:\Program Files (x86)\Blueberry Markets  MetaTrader 4 Terminal\metaeditor.exe' /compile:'c:\Users\iser\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\844F5A278A739F84AD1015D3BEBAC5E6\MQL4\Experts\LotCalculator\LotCalculator.mq4'

the problem is i don't have any method to user the call operation (&).

VS Code version: Code 1.35.1 (c7d83e57cd18f18026a8162d042843bda1bcf21f, 2019-06-12T14:30:02.622Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.17763

System Info

|Item|Value| |---|---| |CPUs|Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8550U CPU @ 1.80GHz (8 x 1992)| |GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
checker_imaging: disabled_off
flash_3d: enabled
flash_stage3d: enabled
flash_stage3d_baseline: enabled
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
native_gpu_memory_buffers: disabled_software
rasterization: enabled
surface_synchronization: enabled_on
video_decode: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled| |Load (avg)|undefined| |Memory (System)|15.89GB (3.54GB free)| |Process Argv|C:\Users\amrim\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\844F5A278A739F84AD1015D3BEBAC5E6\MQL4\Experts\LotCalculator| |Screen Reader|no| |VM|0%|

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[alexr00]

Can you do manual escaping as shown in example 3 here?

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