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Thou it might work, it was a goof in this context, Al ;)
'\' is the escape char in C and derived languages (awk, perl, etc.), so
you need two to slip one by the C parser.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Al Taglavore
Sent: Friday, July 31, 1998 1:11 PM
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Metastock folder/directory name?
What is the reason for the extra backslash, i.e. C:\\.....I have seen this
before in MS material, but never knew the rationale.
Al Taglavore
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> From: Bob Jagow <jagowb@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Metastock folder/directory name?
> Date: Friday, July 31, 1998 1:40 PM
>
> The default C:\\Equis would be safest. It has trouble finding ancillary
pgms
> from D:\Program Files\Equis.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dan
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 1998 9:22 AM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Metastock folder/directory name?
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I was wandering what my folder or subdirectory should be for the
> metastock program.
>
> C:\MS C:\Metastock ....?
>
> Thanks, Dan.
>
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