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Description

 

Adds a prefix to each special characters in the string.

 

Syntax

 

s = CGI_AddSpecialCharsPrefix(sText AS STRING) AS STRING

 

Returns

 

String value: the new string.

 

Parameters

 

Name

Type

Optional

Meaning

sText

String

No

The string to add the prefix

 

Remarks

   The prefix is loaded from a configuration file.

   Characters that are recognized as special are the following:

Null byte CHR$(0)

Escape CHR$(27)

Double quote CHR$(34)

Single quote CHR$(39)

BackslashCHR$(92)

 

Restrictions

 

 

See also

 

CGI_AddQuote, CGI_RemoveQuote, CGI_RemoveSpecialCharsPrefix, thinBasicCGI.config

 

Examples

 

Dim s As String

s = CGI_AddSpecialCharsPrefix("C:\BOOT.INI")

echo("result: " + s) 'result: C:\\BOOT.INI'

 

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