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Re: escape sequence for delete
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Re: escape sequence for delete


  • Subject: Re: escape sequence for delete
  • From: "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 10:40:12 -0400

The delete character doesn't remove characters from a string or file.
 WIthin a program, it's not special, it's just another character like
'a' or space.  The "delete" behavior is programmed in to the standard
mechanisms used by programs to get input from you.: whenever you're
typing input to a program, some part of that program's code  is
checking to see if what you typed is a delete character and, if so, it
backs up over the previous character.

Are you trying to modify a file, or just ignore parts of it within your code?


On 10/3/05, Kumar Shailove <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hi list,
> In AppleScript what is the escape sequence to type a delete (
> like "\n" for a new line and "\t" for a tab)
>
> My Problem is to read a file (through open for access command) and then
> delete some characters from the starting (usually the first line in each
> iteration)
>
> Thanks.
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