On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Ananth Kesari wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using the system function on NetWare. I find the following strange
> error:
>
> 1. If I use single quoted strings, then I don't have any problem with
> any combination of the slash.
> system('sys:\system\p.nlm'); // WORKS
> system('sys:\\system\\p.nlm'); // WORKS
> system('sys:\system\r.nlm'); // WORKS
> system('sys:\\system\\r.nlm'); // WORKS
>
> 2. If I use doble quoted string then it works in these cases:
> system("sys:\system\p.nlm"); // WORKS
> system("sys:\\system\\p.nlm"); // WORKS
> system("sys:\\system\\r.nlm"); // WORKS
>
> 3. If I use double quoted string and I use single slash and the nlm
> name starts with 'n' or 'r' or 't', then the system function call fails
> to load the nlm thought the nlm is present in the given location. That
> is the below does not work:
> system("sys:\system\r.nlm"); // WORKS
>
> This erros appears to be strange with only three letters not being
> allowed. Can anyone throw some light as to what is happening here? Could
> there be a mistake in the NetWare port?
If used in a " string, these characters have the following meaning:
\r = #13 (CR)
\n = #10 (LF)
\t = #9 (tab)
so that's the reason why it doesnt work.
Derick
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