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This does as I expect


This doesnt


I get the error


How do I add a linefeed before the contents of the variable?

I almost feel embarrassed to have to ask this

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it seems to read that as me trying to use a linefeed as part of a variable name.Although rather than 'the program will exit' i now get the 'current thread will exit'.


It hasnt stopped me working on my script as I've just given the linefeed a FileAppend of its own but I'd still like to know how to do it on one line.

Hey jps

My normal practice is to place the line feed at the end of the entry. The first entry always has to be on the first line anyway right? This way, the next entry will always go into the next line.



Hope that helps

Gary

Hmm,I had tried that already without success so to be sure it wasnt some other fault in my script causing it I tried this bit of code on its own to check



but i get



Thanks for the help guys.Maybe theres just something funky with my copy of ahk.I'll try reinstalling

This code should work

Ah,gotta make it a literal string if its inside of an expression.

I knew I'd feel stupid once I was told the answer.

Infact now that you've told me,I can see the line in the help file is glaringly obvious.
Sometimes I just cant see the wood for the trees.



Thanks mate.

Whoa, that would be ""`n""....something fishy.

@ahklerner:

This is a double quote.


And this is a single quote.



And just for fun:

This is a back-tick or a back-quote.



So to enclose something in double quotes, you do this:



not this:

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@ edburdo:

This is a quotation mark


And this is an apostrophe


And just for fun:

This is a grave accent


Just playin with ya