Include "\" in do shell script command
Include "\" in do shell script command
- Subject: Include "\" in do shell script command
- From: "Timothy K. Wilkinson" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:04:33 -0400
I'm trying to write a script command that will do a search of the our whois
database. I need to include the "\" character in the command being sent.
However AS won't let me include that in the string of text. I've tried
isolating it out and putting it into it's on quoted string but that doesn't
work either. I've also tried putting the ASCII character in the command
string but it puts 2 in instead of one.
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
Tim Wilkinson
ITC-ACHS
University of Virginia
email@hidden
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