It's an old C thing which has carried over to this day, & Jaws uses it as well, e.g., requiring a double backslash in filenames & using it to escape character sequences--just like good oal c! On 5/18/10, jaws tech <jawsmaster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > That worked beautifully. Thanks!! > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Did u try the \ (backslash) character in front of the quote as an >> escape sequence? >> >> On 5/18/10, jaws tech <jawsmaster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > I'm trying to pass an argument to a method of a COM object that requires >> the >> > argument contain double quotes. I tried >> > building this string within JAWS but it doesn't seem to allow strings >> that >> > contain double quotes. Is there a way around >> > this?? >> > >> > __________� >> > >> > View the list's information and change your settings at >> > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Change the world--1 deed at a time >> Jackie McBride >> www.abletec.serverheaven.net >> Please join me Saturday, 11/7, on my walk against breast cancer by >> making a donation at: >> http://main.acsevents.org/goto/larkspur> >> __________� >> >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts >> >> > > __________� > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > -- Change the world--1 deed at a time Jackie McBride www.abletec.serverheaven.net Please join me Saturday, 11/7, on my walk against breast cancer by making a donation at: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/larkspur> __________� View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts