Shell
QuotedString = Shell ( String )
QuotedString = Shell$ ( String )
Quotes a string so that it can be safely sent to the
SHELL command.
Examples
'This routine will create a file in your home folder with the name "what a stupid name 4 a file % $ !.txt"
'The string created by Shell$ will be printed and the file opened.
Public Sub Main()
Dim sString As String
sString = Shell$("what a stupid name 4 a file % $ !.txt")
Print sString
Shell "echo " & sString & " >> " & user.home &/ sString
Shell "cat " & User.home &/ sString
End
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