Nesting quotation marks - help please

[NikkoW]

I need to assign a string to a variable but the text string includes quotation marks:

Example: MyString = "He turned and said "Hello" before leaving."

When the compiler hits the quotation marks in front of Hello, it assumes the string is over and generates and error on the remainder. I must use the double quotes " in my string and not the single ' so that isn't an option.

How can I avoid this?

Thanks in advance from a noob thrasher!

Nick

[Auric__]

Re: Nesting quotation marks - help please

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 02:16:58 GMT, NikkoW wrote:
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>I need to assign a string to a variable but the text string includes quotation marks:
>
>Example: MyString = "He turned and said "Hello" before leaving."
>
>When the compiler hits the quotation marks in front of Hello, it
>assumes the string is over and generates and error on the remainder.
>I must use the double quotes " in my string and not the single ' so
>that isn't an option.
>
>How can I avoid this?
>
>Thanks in advance from a noob thrasher!
>
>Nick[/color]

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As for your problem: the compiler doesn't "assume" anything - your code
explicitly tells it that the text is over after "said ". When inside a
string, simply double the quotes:
MyString = "He turned and said ""Hello"" before leaving."
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