From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: if
Date: 4 Nov 2002 11:54:12 GMT
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James Patterson <jp20 AT tinyworld DOT co DOT uk> wrote:
> Why would the DJGPP compiler give this error message "stray '\335' in
> program" for this line "if((x == 20) || (i == 90))" Thanks in advance.

Trust the poster to be from the UK whenever this particular issue
comes up... ;-)

For some insane reason, the UK mapping for PC keyboards has *two* keys
that produce a vertical bar: one has a break in the middle, the other
doesn't.  Use the other one and you'll be happy.  \335 is character
code 221 (you get that by pressing Alt-<2 2 1>).  The proper ASCII code for
| is 124.


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