[RESOLVED] problem with string

[Crash893]

i am trying to declare a string in C#

string
writePath,
billMonth,
startPath = '\\filervoca\groups\edit\public' ;

for startPath i get an error for either ' or " im not sure how to intalize thie value to this network folder.


thanks

crash

[Muller2]

declare your string as

        public string startPath = "\\filervoca\\groups\\edit\\public" ;

or


        public string startPath2 = @"\\filervoca\groups\edit\public";

I beleive the single \ is an escape clause and by either putting a double \\ or by placing the @ before the path it turns it into a literal(sp) path.

I'm sure others will correct my example but the code working in my test.

Al

[Harsh Gupta]

public string startPath = "\\\\filervoca\\groups\\edit\\public" ;

4 \s to get \\

[Muller2]

public string startPath = "\\\\filervoca\\groups\\edit\\public" ;

4 \s to get \\

Good shout Harsh Gupta!

[ComputerJy]

I remember when they told me to do things the easy way

string startPath = @"\\filervoca\groups\edit\public";

[Crash893]

Works thanks

[jmcilhinney]

If you have only escape backslashes in a string then don't use the verbatim operator, e.g.

myTextBox.Text = "line 1\nline 2";

If you have only literal backslashes in a string then do use the verbatim operator, e.g.

myTextBox.Text = @"The path is C:\Files\MyFile.txt";

If you have both escape and literal backslashes then don't use the verbatim operator and do escape your literal backslashes, e.g.

myTextBox.Text = "The path is as follows:\n\"C:\\Files\\MyFile.txt\"";