Re: Quoted text?
Re: Quoted text?
- Subject: Re: Quoted text?
- From: Jason Bourque <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 06:06:38 -0500
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I am having trouble creating a quoted text string. I9m following the
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example in a book I have.
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Script:
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set x to "He said \"Oops.\" after dropping the plate." as string
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get x
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Result:
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"He said \"Oops.\" after dropping the plate."
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What I want:
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"He said "Oops." after dropping the plate."
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(see no slashes)
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I DO NOT want the back slashes to appear in the string. I9ve tried it
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without the as string9 on the end. I9ve also tried it with as text9 .
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Nothing seems to work. I always get the back slashes.
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How do I go about getting the quoted text into the variable?
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Thanks.
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Michael Kern
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Technologic Partners
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(212) 343-1900 x116
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email@hidden
If you don't like to use the slashes and like smart quotes then use:
option + [ (Left Square Bracket) for the left quote
and
option + shift + [ (Left Square Bracket) for the right quote.
They look better and you don't have to use the slash.
Jason Bourque
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