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Useing double ticks in an out.println statement

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NJDrew

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Ok, I hava a Servlet thats createing an html page. The Java compiler won't let me compile w/ Double ticks (") in my out.println statements. Normaly this isn't a problem, I just replace the (") with single ticks ('), but now one of my out.printlns is a button with the action property useing window.location = "bla-ba-blah.html". Here is the line of code I have.
//out.println(&quot;<input type = 'buton' value = 'Welcome page' OnClick = 'window.location = &quot;/Welcome.html&quot;'>&quot;);

Were you see the double ticks, before and after /Welcome.html, have to be double ticks for this to work. Keep in mind that this page is on a local machine useing the Java Virtual Machine. Just in case you say &quot;well the address is wrong, but.&quot; :) Any suggestions would be greatly appriciated. Thanks, Drew
&quot;Mistakes are the portals of discovery&quot;
James Joyce
 
Have you tried added the <p> tag :

out.println(&quot;<p><input type = 'buton' value = 'Welcome page' OnClick = 'window.location = &quot;/Welcome.html&quot;'></p>&quot;);

Ben
 
ok, Sedj I tried the paragraph tag, but the compiler is still saying ) exspected after the second &quot;. window.location = &quot;/Welcome&quot;<---this one.

Wushutwist: I tried the escape \ and it worked like a charm.

Sedj and Wushutwist, thank you both for you help.

Drew &quot;Mistakes are the portals of discovery&quot;
James Joyce
 
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