On Jul 5, 3:01 pm, "Ryan." <rchug...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 5, 4:37 pm, "Ryan." <rchug...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>> Dear All,
>
>> I'm trying to create a format string that looks like this: ( 5("'",
>> A0, "'", :, ", ") ) <- There are single quotation marks between the
>> first two double quotations.
>
>> I want to get something like this
>
>> a = SINDGEN(6)
>> print, a, FORMAT=val_fmt
>
>> to get:
>> '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5'
>
>> What i currently have for a format string is this:
>> val_fmt = '( ' + STRTRIM(STRING(cnt), 2) + $
>> '(' + "'" + ', A0, ' + "'" + ', :, ", ") )'
>
>> This one is wrong because it does not contain the double quotation
>> marks enclosing the single quotation marks. Can someone please
>> explain to me how I could do it or tips on how to use the BYTE method
>> to produce a string output like this.
>
>> Thanks,
>> Ryan.
>
> Hey All,
>
> I've solved my own problem. For those who are interested i just had
> to split it up into many pieces:
> val_fmt='( 5(' + '"' + "'" + '"' + ', A0, ' + '"' + "'" + '"' + ', :,
> ", ") )'
>
> If anyone has an easier, feel free to post. =)
>
> Ryan.
To get a ' in a string that is quoted with 's, use two 's. For
example, 'Pulcinella''s Pizza' or in your case:
IDL> print, a, format='(6("''", I0, "''", :, ", "))'
'0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5'
Mike
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