backslash character in calculations

[seanc]

Hi everyone,

I'm guessing this is a simple one to solve, but its stumped me so far!

I need to create a calculation which returns D:directory so I entered "D:directory" in the calc definition.

Used to work fine in FP6 but FP7 takes the backslash character to mean the quotation mark is for display.

So I get an error message "This text constant does not end with a quotation mark"

Any help?

Thanks... Sean!

[The Shadow]

The backslash is the esacpe character, you can use two to get a real backslash, so use:

"D:directory"

to get the string you want.

[seanc]

Nice one... thanks Shadow!

[Lee Smith]

Hi Sean,

Please update your profile to reflect the platform, operating system and version of FileMaker. Although you put the version in your question this time, changing your profile will help in the future with other questions.

The link is just below your name to the left in your posts.

TIA,

Lee