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Re: [ID 19991118.014] Error producing ^\ (chr 28) with "\c\\"

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sthoenna
Date:
November 23, 1999 11:27
Subject:
Re: [ID 19991118.014] Error producing ^\ (chr 28) with "\c\\"
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vkuO4gzkgK1N092yn@efn.org
Cc'd to: nick@ing-simmons.net

In article <199911212139.VAA03794@bactrian.ni-s.u-net.com>,
Nick Ing-Simmons <nick@ing-simmons.net> wrote:
>Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes <sthoenna@efn.org> writes:
>>
>>A: "\c\"
>>B: "\c\"more string here"
>>
>>The question is, is the current incomprehesible behavior of string B
>>more important to maintain than following DWIM for "string" A?
>
>Yes. 
>print "this is \"important\"!\n";

$what='this';
print "\c$what do I print?";
print "\c\$what do I print?";

And why?  When you understand what I am talking about, feel free to comment.
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