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Q37619: Backslash Character Interpreted In /Ss and /St Options

Article: Q37619
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.00 5.10 | 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 14-NOV-1988

When specifying the /St and /Ss for titles and subtitles in your
source listing, you must use double-backslash (\\) marks if you want
your title or subtitle to contain a single backslash. If you do not
include the second backslash, the next character will be interpreted
as an escape character.

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