Article: Q40160
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
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Keyword(s): kbCompiler kbprb
Last Modified: 25-JUL-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft C/C++ Compiler (CL.EXE), included with:
- Microsoft C for MS-DOS, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0ax
- Microsoft C for OS/2, versions 6.0, 6.0a
- Microsoft C/C++ for MS-DOS, version 7.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, versions 1.0, 1.50, 1.51
- *EDITOR Please do not choose this product*Microsoft Visual C++ 32-bit Edition* use 241, 265, 225, versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1
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SYMPTOMS
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If program contains a string literal that is incorrectly split over multiple
lines the following error will occur:
error C 2001: newline in constant
Several other errors may be caused by this also. This sample will also give
errors C2065, C2121, C2143, and C2198 as a result of the newline errors.
CAUSE
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This is a common programming mistake. Special considerations must be taken to
split a constant string over several lines.
RESOLUTION
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The best method is to change the format string, as in the following example
(this works because strings separated only by spaces, tabs, and/or newlines are
concatenated as specified by the ANSI standard):
printf("\n %s"
" %s"
" %s",
"this", "is", "it");
The older and less-preferred method is to use continuation lines by typing a
backslash followed by a carriage return at the end of a line, as in the
following example:
printf("\n %s\
%s\
%s",
"this", "is", "it");
This is not as good as the previous example because the spaces at the beginning
of the continuation line become part of the string, unlike the first example.
MORE INFORMATION
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Sample Code
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#include <stdio.h>
void main()
{
printf("\n %s"
" %s"
" %s",
"this", "is", "it");
}
Additional query words: 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.10 6.00 6.00a 6.00ax 7.00 8.00 8.00c 9.00 9.10
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Keywords : kbCompiler kbprb
Technology : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbCVCComp
Issue type : kbprb
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