OPTION ESCAPE.
This enables ESCAPE sequences in strings and must be used in any program
where you want to use them.
You will be able to also use it at the command prompt but like OPTION EXPLICIT
it will be disabled again by the RUN command and so will need to be included in
the program.
This change will ensure that the new functionality won't break any existing
programs.
ESCAPE sequence Hex value in ASCII Character represented
\a
07
Alert (Beep, Bell)
\b
08
Backspace
\e
1B
ESCAPE character
\f
0C
Formfeed Page Break
\n
0A
Newline (Line Feed); see notes below
\r
0D
Carriage Return
\q
22
Quote symbol
\t
09
Horizontal Tab
\v
0B
Vertical Tab
\\
5C
Backslash
\nnn
any
The byte whose numerical value is given by nnn interpreted as a decimal
number
\xhh
any
The byte whose numerical value is given by hh… interpreted as a
hexadecimal number
Last edited: 04 October, 2023