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Jack Frosch wrote:
> 
> I'm wanting to concatenate a filename string to a directory string, both
> of which came from a Filer selection.  For instance,
> 
> //*******************************************
> String   sFileDir, sFileName;
> 
> dlg_File = new Filer(this, "Select File");
> dlg_File.show();
> 
> sFileDir       = dlg_File.getDirectory();
> sFileName   = dlg_File.getFile();
> 
> if (sFileName.length() > 0)
> // Sidebar:  Is this the best way to check if a file was selected?
>   {
>    sle_FilePath.setText(sFileDir + "\\" + sFileName);        // show
> path+file in Field control  <---Line13
>    File  hdlFile = new File(sFileDir, sFileName);
>    // do something with File
>    }
> //*******************************************
> 
> Unfortunately, the resulting text in sle_FilePath looks like:
> "c:\winnt\temp\\file.txt"  If I change the expression in Line 13 to
> (sFileDir + "\" + sFileName), the compiler chokes, saying I have an
> unclosed quote.
> 
> So how do I add a backslash string to another string?
> 
> TIA.
> 
> Jack

Hello Jack,

  I think what is actually happening, is that the sFileDir actually
includes the backslash that you are trying to add.  Your are doing it
correctly, and it's doing exactly what you told it to do....take this
string and put a backslash on the end, hence the two bckslashes. If you
just do:  sFileDir + sFileName     it should work.  

hope this helps,
Clint Brewer