[jawsscripts] Re: Putting a slash at the end of a text string

Sue, see below. It works.
include "hjconst.jsh"
include "hjglobal.jsh"

Script testing ()


var
string path
let path = "c:/mypath/mydir/"



EndScript


On 9/30/08, Sue B <sueb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jackie,
>
> Yes, everything in the code works normally until I put the string that
> has the slash at the end. Then I'm given a message telling me that I
> haven't added the closing quotes, which I have. I also tried this with a
> TypeString function as well as with the string as a variable. Neither
> works. In both cases the slash causes the error message and removing the
> slash allows it to compile normally.
>
> Sue B.
>
> Jackie McBride wrote:
>> U didn't show us your code. It compiles fine if u put the string in
>> quotation marks.
>>
>> On 9/30/08, Sue B <sueb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I hope someone here has a good answer to this question. I was creating a
>>> script in which I was holding a text string in a variable. The string of
>>> text ended in a forward slash. The problem was that the file would not
>>> save and compile when the slash was there. Now this string was a path
>>> statement so it had three other forward slashes in it and these didn't
>>> seem to be a problem, just the one at the end. I won't bore all of you
>>> with the specifics of the script or why the slash had to be at the end
>>> of the string, but take my word for it the reason for doing this would
>>> have saved my user some time while completing a repetitive task if I can
>>> make it work. Any suggestions will be much appreciated. Can I use an
>>> ascii representation of this character to do this?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
>>>
>>> Sue B.
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