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Re: a simple question about strings [message #27008 is a reply to message #27005]

Mon, 08 October 2001 18:25

Kristine Hensel
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Registered: June 1999

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Sean Raffuse wrote:
>
> Hello.
>
> I'm trying to format some data into one long line of various types of data.
>
> My simple problem is that I am out of room to write the code on one line.
> Normally, you can use the '$' to continue your code on the next line.
> However, this does not work inside strings.

long_string = 'kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk' + $
'kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk' + $
'kkkkkkkkk'

At least, that's how emacs does it for me.

Kristine (very pro-emacs today)
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		Re: a simple question about strings By: george.mccabe on Mon, 08 October 2001 21:09
		Re: a simple question about strings By: Kristine Hensel on Mon, 08 October 2001 18:25
		Re: a simple question about strings By: R.G.S. on Mon, 08 October 2001 15:30

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