WRITE method with text that begins with a [

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WRITE method with text that begins with a [

Postby davem » Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:18 pm

Hi,

Does anyone know why text output using the WRITE method does not display if the text begins with a [ ?

* I'm using version 3.50

TIA

Dave
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Postby IDEAL Software Support » Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:07 am

Please see in the Programmer's Manual the chapter "Embedded Flag-Setting".

The "[" denotes a sequence of embedded flags. This is an alternative way to quickly modify properties like font size, colors, etc.

If you wish to print a single "[", use "[[".

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Postby davem » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:04 am

IDEAL Software Support wrote:Please see in the Programmer's Manual the chapter "Embedded Flag-Setting".

The "[" denotes a sequence of embedded flags. This is an alternative way to quickly modify properties like font size, colors, etc.

If you wish to print a single "[", use "[[".

Regards
Thorsten Radde
IDEAL Software GmbH


Thanks Thorsten.

Is there a way to disable the embedded flags check ?

Regards,

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Postby IDEAL Software Support » Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:27 pm

Disabling the embedded flags is not possible, but the "[" character must be the very first character of a given string, so checking for this exception and replacing it with two consecutive "[[" can be done quickly.

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Postby davem » Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:42 am

IDEAL Software Support wrote:Disabling the embedded flags is not possible, but the "[" character must be the very first character of a given string, so checking for this exception and replacing it with two consecutive "[[" can be done quickly.

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IDEAL Software GmbH


Thanks Thorsten.

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