From: Ryan Mcdonald Date: 2007-06-08T02:04:47+09:00 Subject: Re: Error when substituting a backslash in a string From: http://www.rubycentral.com/book/tut_stdtypes.html "Within single-quoted strings, two consecutive backslashes are replaced by a single backslash, and a backslash followed by a single quote becomes a single quote. Double-quoted strings support a boatload more escape sequences." easy enough :) -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.