Re: small init.m problem
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- Subject: [mg84519] Re: small init.m problem
- From: Jerry <JLK2941 at yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 01:15:17 -0500 (EST)
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Thanks to you both for pointing out my problem. I thought it had failed with two slashes at both places. Now I'll try to figure out why two slashes are needed at all. Jerry wrote: > I'm using V6.01 under XP. > > In order to get Mathematica to find files in by backup directory, I > put the following in an init.m file in Docs and > Settings\MyUserName\Application Data\Mathematica\Kernal : > > SetDirectory["c:\\Backup\Mma"] > > It seems to work nicely (it finds my files and outputs files > into this directory by default) but every time I run a > notebook I get the following in a Messages window: > > Syntax::stresc: Unknown string escape \M. > > It doesn't seem to hurt anything and I've been ignoring it > for months -- but just for info, can someone please tell me > what I'm doing wrong? Thanks. >