STRINGS and variable in script

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Hello,
I am working a a gamescript, and I have issue to understand something about variables GSText.

First of all, I want to display information on GSTown (SetText method)
information will be dynamically generated : the number of lines and content of lines themselves.
to begin, let's say we have two kind of lines only to display, I maintained in english.txt file

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STR_TOWN_CARGO_FIGURES	:{YELLOW}{CARGO_LIST}{BLACK} n:{BLUE}{NUM}{BLACK} n-1:{BLUE}{NUM}{BLACK} n-2:{BLUE}{NUM}{BLACK}
STR_TOWN_BONUS_INFO	:{GREEN}BONUS {NUM}{BLACK}
STR_TOWN_EMPTY_LINE	:{LTBROWN}- - - - - - -{BLACK}

in my code, I can easily fill these strings, for example

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GSText(GSText["STR_TOWN_BONUS_INFO",100])
and
cargo=1<<cargoid;
q0=100; q1=100;q2=100;
GSText(GSText["STR_TOWN_CARGO_FIGURES"],cargo,q0,q1,q2);

now, let's say I would like to combine these two lines into one text.
I have to create a {STRING}{}{STRING}{}{STRING}... text, but then I must take into account the number of variable I am using in sub-texts,
let's say STR_TOWN_CARGO_FIGURES lines will be used first... it consumes 4 variables (cargo,q0,q1,q2), then I should use {STRING4}.

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STR_TOWN_ALL_LINES	:1.{STRING4}{}2.{STRING4}{}3.{STRING4}{}4.{STRING4}{}5.{STRING4}{}6.{STRING4}{}7.{STRING4}{}8.{STRING4}{}9.{STRING4}{}10.{STRING4}

Let's start with easy need :I have to use STR_TOWN_ALL_LINES to display two STR_TOWN_CARGO_FIGURES line, and filling with STR_TOWN_EMPTY_LINE the 8 remaining lines.
but you see STR_TOWN_EMPTY_LINE wont consume 4 variables... and what when I will need to add a STR_TOWN_BONUS_INFO line ?
here is an example of code

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	line[0] <- GSText(GSText["STR_TOWN_CARGO_FIGURES"],1<<0,100,100,100); // 0:passengers
	line[1] <- GSText(GSText["STR_TOWN_CARGO_FIGURES"],1<<2,200,200,200); // 2:mails
	i=2;
	while(i<=9)
	{
		line[i++] <- GSText(GSText["STR_TOWN_EMPTY_LINE"]);
	}
	local txt=GSText(GSText["STR_TOWN_ALL_LINES"],line[0],line[1],line[2],line[3],line[4],line[5],line[6],line[7],line[8],line[9]);
	GSTown.SetText(townid,txt);

looks to work, but it doesn't
result is

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1. Passengers n:100  n-1:100 n-2:100
2. Mails n:200  n-1:200 n-2:200
3.- - - - - - - - -
4.- - - - - - - - -
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

as you can see only lines 1 to 4 looks to be correctly displayed.
this is probably because STR_TOWN_EMPTY_LINE does not consumes 4 variables,

That's already weird...
remember I will need to have non-homogeneous line (bonus with only 1 parameter)


BUT... it's not the only issue,
I don't need to go further...


when using more STR_TOWN_CARGO_FIGURES string lines we have other issues:
using 5 STR_TOWN_CARGO_FIGURES => the whole GSTown.SetText does not work, no error, simply no action.
using 4 STR_TOWN_CARGO_FIGURES => the STR_TOWN_EMPTY_LINE are pushed back to line 10,
see:

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	line[0] <- GSText(GSText["STR_TOWN_CARGO_FIGURES"],1<<0,100,100,100); // 0:passengers
	line[1] <- GSText(GSText["STR_TOWN_CARGO_FIGURES"],1<<2,200,200,200); // 2:mails
	line[2] <- GSText(GSText["STR_TOWN_CARGO_FIGURES"],1<<1,100,100,100); // 1:alcohol
	line[3] <- GSText(GSText["STR_TOWN_CARGO_FIGURES"],1<<3,100,100,100); // 3:chemical
	i=4
	while(i<=9)
	{
		line[i++] <- GSText(GSText["STR_TOWN_EMPTY_LINE"]);
	}
	local txt=GSText(GSText["STR_TOWN_ALL_LINES"],line[0],line[1],line[2],line[3],line[4],line[5],line[6],line[7],line[8],line[9]);
	GSTown.SetText(townid,txt);

result is

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1. Passengers n:100  n-1:100 n-2:100
2. Mails n:200  n-1:200 n-2:200
3. Alcohol n:100  n-1:100  n-2:100
4. Chemical n:100  n-1:100  n-2:100
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.- - - - - - - - -

strange void line 5 to 9...

I don't know what is wrong, you help is welcomed.
Sorry for long message, I tested as much as I could before asking your help here...

I am wondering if there is a method maybe to "consolidate string and all its parameters" to make it fit into a simple {STRING} on higher level
something like that

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	line[0] <- GSText(GSText["STR_TOWN_FIGURES"]);
	line[0].SetParam(1,1<<0); // 0:passengers
	line[0].SetParam(2,100);
	line[0].SetParam(3,100);
	line[0].SetParam(4,100); 
	line[0].MakeThisStringSOLID_Please(); // I want to use line[0] as a {STRING}, not a {STRING4} ...

[_dp_]

GS strings can only use up to 20 parameters total, so as each of your lines consume 5 (line+4params) you can only use up to 4 lines in town text.
Also, afaik there is no way to have different number of parameters in the substring but you can make a line with 4 string params and pass empty string to them all