Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/parse-procs.tcl
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/parse-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.26.2.7 -r1.26.2.8
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/parse-procs.tcl	2 Feb 2005 15:55:44 -0000	1.26.2.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/parse-procs.tcl	21 Nov 2005 17:28:14 -0000	1.26.2.8
@@ -370,17 +370,19 @@
       #   array variables
       # TODO: ad_quotehtml
       # TODO: lang::util::localize    
-      regsub {^%([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\.([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)%$} $substitution {$\1(\2)} substitution
-      #   ordinary variables
-      regsub {^%([a-zA-Z0-9_:]+)%$} $substitution {$\1} substitution
 
-      # Create command to execute in caller's scope
-      set command "subst -nocommands \"$substitution\""
-    
-      # and execute that
-      set substitution [uplevel $command]
+      regsub -all {[\]\[\{\}\"]\\$} $substitution {\\&} substitution      
+      if { [regexp {^%([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\.([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)%$} $substitution match arr key] } {
+        # the array key name is substitured by the tcl parser s
+        regsub -all {[\]\[\{\}\"]\\$} $key {\\&} key      
+        set substitution [uplevel $command]
+      }
+      if { [regexp {^%([a-zA-Z0-9_:]+)%$} $substitution match var] } {
+        set command "set $var"
+        set substitution [uplevel $command]
+      }
     }
-
+   
     append formatted_message $substitution
   }
 
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/test/parse-test-procs.tcl
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/test/parse-test-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.1.2.1 -r1.1.2.2
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/test/parse-test-procs.tcl	1 Jan 2005 18:45:32 -0000	1.1.2.1
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/test/parse-test-procs.tcl	21 Nov 2005 17:28:15 -0000	1.1.2.2
@@ -49,4 +49,31 @@
             
             
         }
+}
+
+aa_register_case -cats {api smoke} expand_percentage_signs {
+    Test expand percentage signs to make sure it substitures correctly
+    
+    @author Dave Bauer
+    @creation-date 2005-11-20
+} {
+    set orig_message "Test message %one%"
+    set one "\[__does_not_exist__\]"
+    set message $orig_message
+
+    aa_false "Expanded square bracket text" [catch {set expanded_message [template::expand_percentage_signs $message]} errmsg]
+    aa_log $errmsg
+    aa_equals "square brackets safe" $expanded_message "Test message \[__does_not_exist__\]"
+    
+    set one "\$__does_not_exist"
+    aa_false "Expanded dollar test" [catch {set expanded_message [template::expand_percentage_signs $message]} errmsg]
+    aa_log $errmsg
+    aa_equals "dollar sign safe" $expanded_message "Test message \$__does_not_exist"
+
+    set one "\$two(\$three(\[__does_not_exist\]))"
+
+    aa_false "Square bracket in array key test" [catch {set expanded_message [template::expand_percentage_signs $message]} errmsg]
+    aa_log $errmsg
+    aa_equals "square brackets in array key safe" $expanded_message "Test message \$two(\$three(\[__does_not_exist\]))"
+   
 }
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