From: Peter Tosh <nlib1@...>
Date: 2009-06-13T04:19:21+09:00
Subject: Re: Remove double backslash in string "c:\\test"

Justin Collins wrote:
> Peter Tosh wrote:
>>>
>>>     
>> "c:\\Test"
>> (rdb:1) pp @path.length
>> 7
>>
>>
>> Niels
>>   
> 
> It is not stored like that internally, that is just how it is displayed.
> You do not need to do anything special to compare them. Is the above the
> string from the database? I would try seeing exactly what you are
> getting from the database, then output them both via the same method
> (pp, p, or puts, just be consistent) and see if they are the same. Then
> try comparing them.
> 
> -Justin

Did that, and it turns out the output is exactly the same. Some more 
testing and I found a problem with my query! Works find now. Thanks a 
lot, I learned something! ;)
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