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authorhobbs <hobbs>2000-09-06 16:56:22 (GMT)
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* doc/Eval.3: added extra note about how to safe use ^Z in code, as it is now a cross-platform (was just Windows) EOF char.
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'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: Eval.3,v 1.7 2000/05/11 00:16:52 hobbs Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: Eval.3,v 1.8 2000/09/06 16:56:22 hobbs Exp $
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.so man.macros
.TH Tcl_Eval 3 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ If the file couldn't be read then a Tcl error is returned to describe
why the file couldn't be read.
.VS 8.4
The eofchar for files is '\\32' (^Z) for all platforms.
+If you require a ``^Z'' in code for string comparison, you can use
+``\\032'' or ``\\u001a'', which will be safely substituted by the Tcl
+interpreter into ``^Z''.
.VE 8.4
.PP
\fBTcl_EvalObjv\fR executes a single pre-parsed command instead of a