[plt-scheme] here-string

From: Felix Klock's PLT scheme proxy (pltscheme at pnkfx.org)
Date: Sat Mar 6 11:58:26 EST 2004

Bruce-

I don't think that's right...

At least according to guile, here-strings don't require backslashes to 
be backslashified.

(which makes them amazingly useful when you really really want to write 
down literal text in a WYSWYG form)

See:
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/guile/1997-10/msg00228.html

-Felix

On Mar 6, 2004, at 11:45 AM, Bruce Hauman wrote:

>  For list-related administrative tasks:
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>
> David J. Neu wrote:
>>   For list-related administrative tasks:
>>   http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme
>> Hi,
>> I was wondering if something similar to scsh's line-delimited
>> here-strings exists in mzscheme?
>> And if not, any ideas on how to roll something.
>> Many thanks in advance!
>> --David
>
> Forgive me if you already know this.
>
> (display
> "Here is a
> string that
> works as a
> here-string.
>
> You only have to
> watch out for the
> \" marks.")
>
> =>
>
> Here is a
> string that
> works as a
> here-string.
>
> You only have to
> watch out for the
> " marks.
>
> Cheers,
> Bruce
>

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