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4 May 2024 04:48:42 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Illegal escape sequence in string?  
From: Alain
Date: 4 Dec 2017 12:08:43
Message: <5a25811b@news.povray.org>
Le 17-12-04 à 10:10, clipka a écrit :
> 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.)
> 

There will be isues if the / is preceded by a space. In that case, it's 
assumed to be a switch/option indicator.


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