Re: problems with single quote characters

Hi Harold,

* Harold wrote on 28 Mär 2000:

> FROM=`formail -zxFrom:`
> TO=`formail -zxTo:`
> CC=`formail -zxCc:`
> DATE=`formail -zxDate:`
> ID=`formail -zxMessage-ID:`
> BODY=`formail -I ""`
> SUBJECT=`formail -zxSubject`
>
> is it possible to convert all single quote characters to something that is
> safe to use?
e.g.

FROM=`formail -zxFrom: | sed -e "s/'/whatever/g"`

HTH,

regards,

Sebastian
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