Hi Jackie, Is the \ written out that way in programming? I know it was an example but you wouldn't use it that way in a script since everything in the string was enclosed in quotes. Right? Wrong? Anyone remember Don Music from Sesame Street? Sometimes I feel like banging my head on the keyboard too... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 12:08 AM Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: backslashes and their purpose clarified? > Geoff: > > Let's say we want to include an apostrophe or a quote mark in a > string. These are used in programming languages to demarcate > characters & text strings, respectively. So, what happens if we need > to include an apostrophe, for example: > var > string s_text > let s_text = "Dan's mom's name is Jan." > > Well we have a problemo here. The apostrophe is used to enclose > characters. So we put a backslash in front of it to escape, as it > were, what the apostrophe normally does. So, it should actually look > like: > let s_text = "Dan\'s mom\'s name is Jan." > > Clear? Or clear as mud? > > On 5/19/10, Geoff Chapman <gch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi Jackie. >> >> hmmm, thanks for this below re backslashes eh. so I understand this now, >> that when you need to include a backslash in a directory path, you need >> to >> include a double. >> but, um, I'm still a tincy bit fogged, >> could you please just perhaps elaborate a little further on exactly what >> you >> meant by your saying that backslash was an "escape character?" escape >> from >> what, might I ask? <grin> sorry for the ignorance. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 2:25 PM >> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: How to read bottom line of string only? >> >> >>> Geoff, the double backslash is when an actual backslash is required, >>> as per a filename, e.g., c:\\golf. (note it's double, if your >>> punctuation isn't on). The backslash is an escape character & is used >>> in front of things like quotation marks, apostrophes, &, yeah, >>> backslashes! >>> >>> On 5/18/10, Geoff Chapman <gch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> Yep that's right Soronel. >>>> Ok cool, Thanks very much for this. >>>> That's AWESOME. >>>> >>>> it seems to work! >>>> thank you thank you. >>>> >>>> I only used "\n" and it seems to be doing the trick? >>>> I thought though, that there was some talk of you having to use two >>>> backslashes in some instances or something? what was I mixing that up >>>> with >>>> do you think? >>>> >>>> >>>> thanks very much for that snappy response also Soronel eh.. >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Soronel Haetir" <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx> >>>> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 1:23 PM >>>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: How to read bottom line of string only? >>>> >>>> >>>>> Windows controls generally need a \r\n pair. (certainly the edit and >>>>> rich text box controls do). >>>>> >>>>> StringSegment() looks like it could do what you're after (basically >>>>> the last line of a multi-line string, right?). >>>>> >>>>> On 5/18/10, Geoff Chapman <gch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>> HI Scripters. I wish to work out, from a bunch of text in a frame, >>>>>> how >>>>>> >>>>>> I >>>>>> can string monipulate such that I can read only the bottom line of a >>>>>> stack, >>>>>> which in this case will be the last call put on Hold, and which the >>>>>> keyboard >>>>>> focus will thus operate on when HoldRetreave is pressed from within >>>>>> this >>>>>> telephony interface application I'm scripting for? I know it must >>>>>> probly >>>>>> have something to do with grabbing the whole MultiLine string of the >>>>>> text >>>>>> in the frame, and somehow getting jaws to search from the right hand >>>>>> end >>>>>> of >>>>>> the string, backwards along the bottom line, until it reached a >>>>>> newLine/Carriage return character, then chopping everything from >>>>>> their >>>>>> to >>>>>> the left, returning the remainder botttom line? but, I'm just a bit >>>>>> fogged >>>>>> as to how to exactly code this type of funcionality? Could anyone >>>>>> steer >>>>>> me >>>>>> on the right path here? and, is it a "\r" or "\n >>>>>> that I'd be looking for here? and is it double backslash that you >>>>>> have >>>>>> to >>>>>> enclose in quotes when looking for one of these? ive just forgotten >>>>>> somehow. >>>>>> thanks so much for any pointers/info. >>>>>> >>>>>> geoff >>>>>> >>>>>> __________� >>>>>> >>>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>>>> http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Soronel Haetir >>>>> soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx >>>>> __________� >>>>> >>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>>> http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> __________� >>>> >>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>> http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Change the world--1 deed at a time >>> Jackie McBride >>> www.abletec.serverheaven.net >>> Please join me Saturday, 11/7, on my walk against breast cancer by >>> making a donation at: >>> http://main.acsevents.org/goto/larkspur> >>> __________� >>> >>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>> http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts >>> >> >> __________� >> >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts >> >> > > > -- > Change the world--1 deed at a time > Jackie McBride > www.abletec.serverheaven.net > Please join me Saturday, 11/7, on my walk against breast cancer by > making a donation at: > http://main.acsevents.org/goto/larkspur> > __________� > > View the list's information and change your settings at > http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > __________� View the list's information and change your settings at http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts