Re: Windows paths without double reverse virgules

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Date	2021-12-30 20:28 -0800
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Subject	Re: Windows paths without double reverse virgules
From	luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com>

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On Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 7:29:35 PM UTC-6, luser droog wrote:
> On Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 5:57:58 PM UTC-6, luser droog wrote: 
> > Opinion: double backslashes are stupid. 
> > 
> > Ergo, how don't to? 
> >
> %the Forth way? even Forthier? 
> /path { currentfile 1024 string readline pop exch file } def 
> 
> % percent is a delimiter, so it doesn't even need spaces 
> (r)path%os%C:\my\path\up\this\tree\to\my\filename 
> (w) path %os%C:\my\path\to\log\file 
> 
> Note: this may not work in an executive session since input then has an 
> extra layer of line buffering.

Wait. Hmm. That shouldn't be problem, right? If currentfile is %lineedit,
then .... I dunno. sleepy

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