From: kagel AT quasar DOT bloomberg DOT com
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 10:52:22 -0500
Message-Id: <9612121552.AA08099@quasar.bloomberg.com >
To: owsim AT emma DOT ruc DOT dk
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-Reply-To: <9612111400.AA05959@emma.ruc.dk> (owsim@emma.ruc.dk)
Subject: Re: what about the "\"
Reply-To: kagel AT dg1 DOT bloomberg DOT com

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   From: owsim AT emma DOT ruc DOT dk (Ole Winther)
   Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 15:00:40 +0100 (MET)
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   Well some small problems

   I where trying this.

   char* str;
   str = new char[5];
   strcpy( str, "C:\PT" );

   and printing this gives ( C:PT  ), the "\" is stripped. when compiling the
   programs there complains about and unknown escape char. How to do it?

The last line should be:

   strcpy( str, "C:\\PT" );

In "C" the backslash (\) character is a quote character for special notations
like '\n' for newline and '\r' for carriage return.  To enter an explicit '\'
you must quote it by doubling it: '\\'.

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Art S. Kagel, kagel AT quasar DOT bloomberg DOT com

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