> On Dec 28, 2016, at 10:42 PM, obrienj [via Smalltalk] <
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> I'm not trying to join anything. I want to put Transcript show: 'abc'. (including the period) into string x.
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> A simpler example: x := 'abc.'. puts abc. into x, so why doesn't x := ''abc'.' put 'abc.' into x (the single quotes are part of the string)?
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>> Subject: Re: [Newbies] String question
>> Local Time: December 28, 2016 3:49 PM
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>> I think you are using the period as a join operator. The join operator is a comma.
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>> > On Dec 28, 2016, at 4:26 PM, obrienj [via Smalltalk] <[hidden email]> wrote:
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>> > Why does the x := 'Transcript show: 'abc'.'. yield x := 'Transcript show: 'abc Nothing more expected ->'.'. ?
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