Help: Pandoc is removing $ and next character on md to docx

Help: Pandoc is removing $ and next character on md to docx

[Phil]

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I am having a problem with dollar signs getting removed on a markdown to 
docx conversion.

My markdown with "$10 to $65" shows in docx output as "0 to 5"

This is pandoc version 2.9.2.1

Here is the command I am running:
pandoc -f markdown+multiline_tables+hard_line_breaks+mmd_title_block 
--reference-doc=refDoc.docx --output=tmp.docx tmp.txt"

Any idea how to fix? I don't see anything in version notes to suggest 
upgrading pandoc from my current version would address an issue with dollar 
signs. I've become aware of tex_math_dollars extension, but documentation 
seems to suggest my input formatting should be exempted from this.

Thanks.

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Re: Help: Pandoc is removing $ and next character on md to docx

[John MacFarlane]

Phil <phillipruppert-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:

> I am having a problem with dollar signs getting removed on a markdown to 
> docx conversion.
>
> My markdown with "$10 to $65" shows in docx output as "0 to 5"
>
> This is pandoc version 2.9.2.1

My first advice would be to try upgrading (we're on 2.13).
But I don't think that's the issue.

> Here is the command I am running:
> pandoc -f markdown+multiline_tables+hard_line_breaks+mmd_title_block 
> --reference-doc=refDoc.docx --output=tmp.docx tmp.txt"

> Any idea how to fix? I don't see anything in version notes to suggest 
> upgrading pandoc from my current version would address an issue with dollar 
> signs. I've become aware of tex_math_dollars extension, but documentation 
> seems to suggest my input formatting should be exempted from this.

tex_math_dollars is enabled by default in pandoc's 'markdown', so you
could try disabling it.  -f markdown-tex_math_dollars+hard_line_breaks etc.

But I don't really see how you could be getting the results
you say you are, even with this extension enabled.
To say more, I'd need a minimal markdown input sufficient
for generating the issue.  But first try upgrading.

Re: Help: Pandoc is removing $ and next character on md to docx

[Phil]

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Thank you for the reply. After some thought, I think I know what is going 
on, and it is my error.

I know enough to be dangerous, so please excuse anything that sounds 
moronic here. I am actually preprocessing the markdown text in a python 
script and then passing that out of the python script to pandoc command via 
python's os.system. I'm thinking the dollar signs are getting read as shell 
variables.

On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 3:40:09 PM UTC-5 John MacFarlane wrote:

> Phil <phillip...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:
>
> > I am having a problem with dollar signs getting removed on a markdown to 
> > docx conversion.
> >
> > My markdown with "$10 to $65" shows in docx output as "0 to 5"
> >
> > This is pandoc version 2.9.2.1
>
> My first advice would be to try upgrading (we're on 2.13).
> But I don't think that's the issue.
>
> > Here is the command I am running:
> > pandoc -f markdown+multiline_tables+hard_line_breaks+mmd_title_block 
> > --reference-doc=refDoc.docx --output=tmp.docx tmp.txt"
>
> > Any idea how to fix? I don't see anything in version notes to suggest 
> > upgrading pandoc from my current version would address an issue with 
> dollar 
> > signs. I've become aware of tex_math_dollars extension, but 
> documentation 
> > seems to suggest my input formatting should be exempted from this.
>
> tex_math_dollars is enabled by default in pandoc's 'markdown', so you
> could try disabling it. -f markdown-tex_math_dollars+hard_line_breaks etc.
>
> But I don't really see how you could be getting the results
> you say you are, even with this extension enabled.
> To say more, I'd need a minimal markdown input sufficient
> for generating the issue. But first try upgrading.
>

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