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Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 15:08:02 -0200
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From: roberto@mha.com.br (Roberto Joao Lopes Garcia)
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] Escape Characters

Hi all!

I have this problem too!

\' == ' 
\" == "

but

\\ == \\  How to insert the character \

Thank you

Roberto


>I am trying to insert/update information in a char field, and
>unfortunately the information can include any of the printable ascii
>characters.  The problem that I am having is that ocassionally a "\"
>character is present and is subsequently ignored when the data is
>inserted/updated.  I have tried inserting and additional "\", but the
>data inserted/updated then contains two "\" characters.  If anyone could
>
>help, I would appreciate it.  Thanks in advance.
>
>John
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