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26 Apr 2024 03:11:04 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Illegal escape sequence in string?  
From: clipka
Date: 4 Dec 2017 10:10:28
Message: <5a256564$1@news.povray.org>
Am 04.12.2017 um 09:28 schrieb Kenneth:
> "Bald Eagle" <cre### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
>> use forward slashes for filenames.
>>
>> png "C:/Users/Sven Littkowski/Downloads/Images/POV-Ray Textures/SL - Cloud
>> Cities - Habitat - Heightfield.png" // the string is in one line
>>
> 
> But it's interesing that Windows itself uses back slashes for file locations.

Actually, Windows itself is fine with both forward and back slashes.

(There are a few minor issues with certain command shell (cmd.exe)
commands, but IIRC most of those go away if the file name is placed in
quotes.)


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