Re: Backslash-newline escape as a line continuation rather than a newline?

[M Joonas Pihlaja <jpihlaja@...>]

On Sat, 3 Apr 2010, Sean Conner wrote:

> It was thus said that the Great M Joonas Pihlaja once stated:

I have a feeling we'll get along just fine. :)

>   The multiline string contains newlines exactly where you put them, so why
> can't you do something like:
> 
> reallylongstring = [[
> 
> blank line above
> new line is here and there is a blank line below me
> 
> but this line isn't blank
> 
> ]]

I don't understand what point you're trying to make.  I know how 
multiline string syntax works.

>   Perhaps if you were to give an example of what you are trying to achieve,
> we can help you more.

I want to embed a huge blob of binary data into a lua script and not 
put it all on one line (that makes my editor cry.)

Cheers,

Joonas