From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Logical Operator Problem
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 21:40:49 +0100
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Hello.

Martin Str|mberg wrote:
> 
> WCount12 <wcount12 AT aol DOT com> wrote:
> : I have loaded DJGPP compiler onto my system running
> : Windows ME and using the Rhide interface.
> 
> : If I use the " || " (OR logical operator) I get the following error msg.
> 
> : "Error: stray ' \355' in program".
> 
> This might be because you're using the wrong "|". Some keyboards have
> two. One like | and the other almost the same but with line in two
> parts. So find the other | on your keyboard and try that one. (I think
> the right one is ASCII code 0174 == 124 == 0x7c.)

On my keyboard I have to use "Alt Gr" + the key above Tab. The key above Tab
has the backtick and pipe symbols (`, |) on it and is in the position where
you usually find the tilde symbol (~) on US keyboards.

Hope that helps, regards,

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Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]