[PD] escaping \

[oliver]

4th solution:

define an environment variable in your startup script. just type a line 
like this:

set BSL=\

you can now call this environment variable by typing %BSL% in any 
pd-message, where internally it will be replaced by good old \.
i had some fairly good szccess with that method when it came to 
dynamically defining paths with pd messages

ciao

oliver




Tim Blechmann wrote:

>>is there already any way of having a backslash in a message (box)? i  
>>    
>>
>i think there are tree solutions:
>- recompile pd and define GG_ESCAPE_HACK (not portable)
>- use python/ruby instead of pd for handling control data (not pd)
>- wait for 10 or 20 years (takes time)
>
>cheers ... tim
>
>  
>

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