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Replace / with \ in processflow?

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PBL
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6/1/2015 6:16 PM

I am retrieving the PRTFILEPATH field from the USERRPT table.  The field value looks like:

E:\lsfprod\law/print/userid/po120abc/1

It has a combination of \ and /.  When I use the value in a command, the syntax comes back as invalid.  

I am trying to use the javascript .replace method.  It replaces any character I specify - except /.  

Can someone tell me the correct syntax for the following (assuming where p is specified it should be / and where X is specified it should be \)?:

var str = RtvUSERRPT_PRTFILEPATH; var res = str.replace(/p/g, "X");

 

Thank you

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David Williams
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6/1/2015 6:29 PM
To have JavaScript recognize special characters you need to prefix them with \ - so str.replace/\//g,"\") should work.
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6/1/2015 6:36 PM
"string".replace(/\//g, 'ForwardSlash'); Forward and backslashes have specific meanings in HTML and Javascript. To use them literally you need to escape them.
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PBL
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6/1/2015 7:37 PM
Thank you so much for the speedy replies!. This is what worked (I needed the double \\ within the quotes as well as the escape character): str.replace(/\//g,"\\")
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