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Escaping characters in functions...?

FMRadio
in Calculation Engine (Define Fields)

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I am concatenating a name in a function and need to include quotes, tried the slash plus chacter following but that does not in Filemaker.

What si the proper way to escape characters?

Thanks.

Use /" or "" (the calculation engine will convert "" to /" automatically).

/" or ""

Ahem... it's actually \" (backslash) or """" (4 double-quote characters). You can also use the Quote() function.

LOL I got the \ mixed up... but no, a single double-quote is entered as 2-quotes , not 4.

Two quotes is nothing. Literally.

For the text:

Paul said "That's nothing to do with me."

In a calculation this would be entered as:

"Paul said ""That's nothing to do with me."""

... or

"Paul said \"That's nothing to do with me.\""

Ok, I see what you meant now. It is actually 4 quotes, if you count them all. IOW, two quotes within a quoted text will evaluate to a quote.

It is actually 4 quotes, if you count them all.

Indeed. LOL.

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