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shoobyman

Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:43 pm


problem with string

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for i : 1 .. 3
    locate (i, 1)
    put "^XXXXX^"
end for

this is really wierd, i need the program to output

^XXXXX^
^XXXXX^
^XXXXX^

but it gives an error when i run.  it works fine if i get rid of the "^", but i need to have those there, any help?


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DemonZ

Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:14 pm



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I think the problem is not with your program, but with turing. Turing has this annoying little feature that will not let you use certain characters on the keyboard (like ^ or $ and many others) so its not your fault that it wont run, blame turing.


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shoobyman

Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:46 pm



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oh well, it was worth a shot, i'll just get rid of the "^"


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Andy

Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:31 pm



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try \^ instead it should show only the ^


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richcash

Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:37 pm



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You have to use Turing's escape sequence (or something like that!), which is a \.

put "\^"

There is also \t for tab, \n for a new line, \" for a new quotation marks, \\ for a backsplash, and many others.

Andy, beat me to it, oh well at least I told you some of the other ones..


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shoobyman

Thu Nov 09, 2006 5:33 pm



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thanx everyone, it works