Re: Include "\" in do shell script command
Re: Include "\" in do shell script command
- Subject: Re: Include "\" in do shell script command
- From: John Delacour <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 18:57:51 +0100
- Mac-eudora-version: 6.0a27
At 1:04 pm -0400 18/7/03, Timothy K. Wilkinson wrote:
Anyone have any ideas on how I can put this character in my command string?
Here's the offending line (beware of line wrapping)
do shell script "whois -h whois.virginia.edu " & (ASCII character 92) & "!"
& the_id
do shell script "whois -h whois.virginia.edu \\!tkw4u"
" Name: Timothy Kenneth Wilkinson
Mailid/Handle: tkw4u
Unix Uid: 47521
Classification: Staff
Department: It-Acad Comp-Hs
Office Phone: (434) 982-4024
Fax Phone: (434) 982-4030
Registered E-Mail Addr: email@hidden
email@hidden"
You asked for it :-)
JD
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