Backslashes In Hypertext Commands

[Stuart Rogers]

Richard Pesant wrote:
> Win XP SP2, P4 Extreme Ed. 3.46GHz + 3.47GHz 2GB, FM 8.0p277
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks to Rick Quattro, I am now aware of the backslash issue in dialog
> boxes and have a workaround within scripts. However, I need to create an
> hypertext command and do not know how to work around this issue. The
> hypertext command “openlink
> D:\Docs\Products\CARDIO\DAR-9400f\M517-E063L-E099D_DAR-9400f Ops
> Manuals_v3.0\D90+94_02-Overview.fm:2 998348” becomes “openlink
> D:‡ocs\Products\CARDIO‡AR-9400f\sm517-E063L-E099D_DAR-9400f Ops
> Manuals_v3.0‡90+94_02-Overview.fm:2 998348” where “\D” becomes “‡” and “\M”
> becomes “\sm”. If I use the “openObjectId” command, the backslashes are not
> replaced but the link does not work.
> 
>  
> 
> Does anyone knows a good  work around for this issue?
> 

Have you tried adding a second backslash at the problem points?  I think 
  that's how to get a literal backslash, but I haven't tested...

HTH,

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Stuart Rogers
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