Put large text into a variable

[Val_UK]

Hi, I need to be able to put something like a text below into a variable

"My name is Val.

I live in New Orleans.

I love seafood."

I know how to put a single line text into a variable - put "My name is Val" into myVar1. I am a little bit confused about how to do the same thing with a multi line text (see above).

Any help is very appreciated.

Val

[Klaus]

Hi Val,

welcome to the forum!

Just add a RETURN (or shorter CR) to your strings!
...
put "My name is Val." & CR & CR & "I live in New Orleans." & CR & CR & "I love seafood." into myVar
answer myVar
...
Will give:
My name is Val.

I live in New Orleans.

I love seafood.


Best

Klaus

P.S.
check these stacks, great learning resources!
http://www.runrev.com/developers/lesson ... nferences/

[Val_UK]

Hi, Klaus,
Thank you for the help. One more related question - if this line becomes too long, how can I start a new line without breaking the code?
Thank you.
Val

[Klaus]

Hi Val,

you mean in the script editor?

You can use a BACKSLASH as a not_breaking_the_code_new_line

Like this:

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...
put "This is a very very long line that will surely make reading extremely difficult and " & \
     "is a pain to script in this script editor, but there is the handy BACKSLASH!" into myVar
 ...

will result in ONE line in the variable.
You get the picture!


Best

Klaus

[Val_UK]

Thank you, Klaus!