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Re: Re: Want to let variable pass to cygstart.
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 5:05 AM, Phil Betts wrote:
> Except that single quotes will also prevent variable substitution. ÂIf
> you want to use metacharacters AND variables, you have to use the
> backslash to escape the metacharacters.
...or just use double quotes instead, which allow variable
substitution and also the non-variable-substitution metacharacters
like &.
cygstart "http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext?ID=$MyWileyID&PLACEBO=IE.pdf&mode=pdf"
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