Tab in a string in Script or Calculalation?

[Jake Sterling]

Is there a way to insert a tab in a script? What I mean is this: When you are writing a script you can put in a return character to indicate where you want a new paragraph. (i.e. "Little Miss Muffet

[Lee Smith]

Surround it in quotes in your calculation and it will do that.

"Little Miss Muffet" & "

[-Queue-]

I don't know if this will work on a Mac, but on Windows, Ctrl-tab will insert a tab for you.

[Ugo DI LUCA]

Create a global field for this.

To get the tab into the global field, click in the global field and hit the tab key while holding down the option key.

May be another Option key on Windows...

Or copy/paste the content of the global field in your calc formula, between quotes...

[Lee Smith]

oops, My mind stopped with the paragraph and I missed the tab - sorry,

I think the easiet way is to capture a tab out of a text document or field, and insert that into " "

HTH

Lee

[Ugo DI LUCA]

Hi Lee,

The advantage of a global would be that you could use it dynamically, especially for Tab-delemeted extractions...

But it should give the same result as your suggestion.

[Lee Smith]

Hi Ugo,

I was writing my response when your's posted.

I usually hard code the tabs into calculation, especially for only one or two needs. Also, you have to be careful of those users, you wouldn't want one of them getting into the global and changing it to a * or something.

Lee

[Francisco Valera]

Similarly, I have to write in a text file the fields o a database, but I have to write then into "something"... I have a great problem, cause of the " simbol is used by filemaker. How can I put into a text file the fields rounded by " without get in troubles wwith filemaker?... I will appreciate your help...