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What are the escape characters for text in calculations?

jglewis
in Script Workspace and Script Triggers

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I am trying to create a text field which will eventually be used for xml export.

I need to be able to create a field containing a string like:

code:


 <MOVIE ID="M1" Seq="1" RelPath=".transiston testingproduct002.avi" AbsPath="E:transiston testingproduct002.avi" Description="" LogItem="False" Delay="0" OverrideShowDelay="False" SizeAndPos="" Overpaint="False" AutoReload="True" EraseWhenDone="False" ForceUnload="False" LoopMovie="False"/>






But the quote marks MUST be intact as above. Is their an escape sequence similar to the " or /" used in many other programming languages?


Cheers all,


Joel


[ September 19, 2001: Message edited by: Joel Lewis ]



			

			
		


		

	

	
	


	



                    
                    
					
						
						

						
						
					
					
					

					
					
					
				

					

					
					







	
	

	



	

		

			
				
			
			
			
    
				
				
				
				
                
				
			

			
			
		

		

		

		

		
		


			
			

				

Filemaker doesn't have escape characters. To insert a quotation mark into a calculation, use two quotes in a row, ie. "".



			

			
		


		

	

	
	


	



                    
                    
					
					
					

					
					
					
				

					

					
					







	
	

	



	

		

			
				
			
			
			
    
				
					
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Thanks for the tip,  everything is working fine now.


Mmmm scripting languages. BTW does anyone else find the fact that the "Specify Calculation" box is not resizable REALLY annoying?


It would take about 5 mins for Filemaker to change.


Joel



			

			
		


		

	

	
	


	



                    
                    
					
					
					

					
					
					
				

					

					
					







	
	

	



	

		

			
				
			
			
			
    
				
				
				
				
                
				
			

			
			
		

		

		

		

		
		


			
			

				

It's to encourage you to keep your calculations short and simple  laugh.gif" border="0



			

			
		


		

	

	
	


	



                    
                    
					
					
					

					
					
					
				
			
			



		

		
	

	
	
	
	
		

			
				
				



	
	
		

			
				
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