ToDoubleBackslashes

ToDoubleBackslashes — Take string, switch single slashes to double backslashes.

ToDoubleBackslashes StringVariable

Return Value

A path where all the slashes are double backslashes.

Arguments

StringVariable

What to convert. Can be either a value or @VarName (will upvar and read/write).

More Info

Note this will convert not only forward slashes to double backslashes but it will also convert single backslashes to double backslashes.

Note that arguments of the form XxxVariable can take either a normal value or the name of a variable to read/write, prefixed by @. See About Using @ for details.

For information regarding exceptions / errors, see here.

% ToDoubleBackslashes c:/path/one/
c:\path\one\
% ToDoubleBackslashes c:\path\to\file.txt
c:\path\to\file.txt

% set MyString c:/path/one/
c:/path/one/
% ToDoubleBackslashes @MyString
c:\path\one\
% puts $MyString
c:\path\one\