Double backslash should also solve the problem. Ian
On 11/16/05, eric dolecki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am being given local file paths to things, however the backslashes are > screwing things up. > > trace( "C:\Documents and Settings" ) > > You see the \ is eating the D - \D is a backspace? Its performing string > modification. The problem compounds if there is a \r or \n in the filepath > as well. > > Is the only solution here to have the string passed outside of flash the > result of a search/replace ( "\" --> "/" ) ? I think I can get the > developer > to do this, but wondered if anyone else had run into this situation, and > what you did to get around it. > > edolecki > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

