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Hi, I'm having problems with a macro, and I was wondering if anyone could
help. I started with a command:

\verb"some text"\\

Which I wanted to change into a macro:

\type{some text}

So I defined the macro as:

\newcommand{\type}[1]{\verb"#1"\\}

Which works fine, except when {some text} contains special characters such as
#$_ etc. Now, when I do:

\verb"# comment line for some programming language"\\

There is no problem, but when I use my macro:

\type{# comment line for some programming language}

LaTeX complains (actually, I think it is TeX complaining) about improper use
of the # character.

Any ideas why the command works, but the macro doesn't?

Thanks for any help you can give.

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Scott Barker
barker@enel.ucalgary.ca

"Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end."
   - Spock, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country