Re: backslash-issues

In article <1120145612.60177@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Bart Vandewoestyne <MyFirstName.MyLastName@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


> This leads me to the conclusion that if you also want to be F-compliant, then
> this is the best solution so far (until maybe someone comes up with a better
> one :-)
>
> character(len=*), parameter :: backslash = char(92)
>
> With the only remark that you have to hope that your Fortran compiler uses
> the ASCII collating sequence for it's character numbering.

My suggestion for a "better" one would be to beat on the F folk to
support ACHAR. I don't know how hard you'd have to beat, though. Try not
to do permanent damage as several of them are personal friends. :-)

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