> > However, I think an escaping mecanism (at least for $'s in messages) > > would indeed be vital. > > WHENEVER a special character exists, an escape character should exist, > > just in case. > > yeah, i agree, some escaping mechanism would make a lot things much > easier in pd.
The string object should allow you to do that; you would just replace the $ character with its ASCII code 36, then convert the string to a symbol when needed. Martin _______________________________________________ PD-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list