I've been doing some php coding recently and it allows the use of single or double quotes as string delimiters so you can use single quotes around a string that includes double quotes. Would be nice to have that in LC.
On Tue, Feb 16, 2016, 5:45 AM Peter M. Brigham <pmb...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Feb 16, 2016, at 1:32 AM, Matt Maier wrote: > > > I found the right syntax for writing html that will combine text and > images: > > <p><img src="binfile:C:\Users\user\pics\somepic.png" char="b">lerg</p> > > and also that the char reference isn't necessary, so this works > > <p><img src="binfile:C:\Users\user\pics\somepic.png"></p> > > It's a bit tedious to code, since you have to escape the quotes like > this: > > put "<p><img src=" & quote & "binfile:C:\Users\user\pics\somepic.png" & > > quote & "></p>" into tHTML > > but whatevs, it works. > > A slightly tangential offering — here's what I use to create strings that > contain quotes — it simplifies the tedious and error-prone process of > constructing these strings. > > ------- > > function qInString pStr, pAltChar > -- use for creating strings that contain quotes > -- eg, for constructing ask/answer dialogs, error messages, etc. > -- default is to use "^" as quote placeholder, can be overridden > -- eg, > -- qInString("fld ^text^ of card ^apple^ of stack ^fruits^") > -- returns: > -- fld "text" of card "apple" of stack "fruits" > -- shorter, and easier to proofread than > -- put "fld" && quote & "text" & quote && "of card" && quote & > "apple" \ > -- & quote && "of stack" && quote & "fruits" & quote into tStr > -- by Peter M. Brigham, pmb...@gmail.com — freeware > -- from a handler on the Use-LC list > > if pAltChar = empty then put "^" into pAltChar > replace pAltChar with quote in pStr > return pStr > end qInString > > ------- > > -- Peter > > Peter M. Brigham > pmb...@gmail.com > http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode