Re: Easy regexp issue

[Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com>]

HS wrote:
> I'm finding this quite odd:
> I want to replace all slashes for backslashes in a string, but i'm
> having trouble!
> 
> Running this:
> (replace-regexp-in-string "/" "\\" "c:/emacs/lisp/")
> I get:
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Invalid use of `\\' in
> replacement text")
> 
> And if I try:
> (replace-regexp-in-string "/" "\" "c:/emacs/lisp/")
> I get:
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (scan-error "Unbalanced parentheses" 302
> 1)
> 
> So, I don't see any other options!
> I know the problems is there because I replace for another string then
> it works:
> (replace-regexp-in-string "/" "x" "c:/emacs/lisp/")
> "c:xemacsxlispx"

See the LITERAL argument in the doc string for replace-regexp-in-string:

(replace-regexp-in-string "/" "\\" "c:/emacs/lisp/" nil t)

-- 
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA