From: David Vallner Date: 2006-02-19T21:48:19+09:00 Subject: Re: simple strings... %q this_is_shown_in_pickaxe_but_dont_work; Dňa Nedeľa 19 Február 2006 12:50 John Maclean napísal: > The title says it all. Going through chapter 22 of pickaxe (p320). > %q (this is some string, you dont need quotes) > > %q this_type_is_shown_in_the_book; > > the latter method does not work for me. Any clues as to why? You changed the code and didn't put a single space after the statement? Could have happened if you have the printed version. That's what ends the generic delimited form in the second example.