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Re: Doubling \\ in file names

• Posted by aku saya <akusaya at gmx.net> Jun 18, 2003
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You need to type double backslashes ONLY in source files (*.ex, *.exw),
not in anything outside it. For example if you make code like this

puts(1, "Enter a file name: ")
filename = gets(0)  -- prompt a file name
-- then user types: c:\abc\def.ext
fn = open(filename, "r")

You don't need to convert the contents of variable "filename" to
double backslashes for the open() function.

YOu need double backslashes ONLY in source files. Not the others.

I think the extractIcon() is not compatible with picturebutton, not
because of the backslash thing.
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R> Hi All

R> I think that I am having trouble because of needing to double back 
R> slashes in a file name for various GUI commands such as extractIcon. If 
R> I have a file name with single back slashes then is there some function 
R> that will make them all double or am I doing something daft?

R> What is the rule on what things treat "\" in text in this way (i.e. as a 
R> special escape character)?  Is it always the case in all text strings, 
R> or do some just have normal single "\" in file names?

R> I am using create( PictureButton, ... and want to put an extractIcon(f) 
R> command directly in as a parameter for the picture icon and it seems the 
R> reason for failure is that f has single back slashes.

R> I am going to have a working program soon!      

R> Ray