On Mon, Jan 15, 2001 at 12:36:43PM -0500, Marcel Kunath wrote: quotes insides strings. how do i prevent the error? String thestring = "mr doe said, "I love Linux""; ^ | 1 error String thestring = "mr doe said, \u0022I love Linux\u0022"; neither way works...... Delimit with a \: String thestring = "mr doe said, \"I love Linux\""; Dennis Kelly Network Administrator College of Engineering Michigan State University