How to replace backslashes?

#1

I have a situation where I am trying to get rid of these backslashes to format the html for an html renderer, but when I try to use REPLACE_ALL on the backslashes it highlights "unexpected " and will not let me save it.

How to replace backslashes???

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#2

Can you show the formula as well?
That should be this:

REPLACE_ALL(appVars.html, "\", "")
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#3

When I try that, it says unexpected \ was found and will not let me save it. I will paste the formula later when I get to my pc

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#4

Okay, I see the error now. It should work this way:

REPLACE_ALL(appVars.HTML, "\\", "")

This may seem weird, but it turns out that You have to escape the “escape” character to make it work…

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#5

Thank you. It works! While we are one this, do you know how to make text skip a line, such as when we are removing a bunch of things from paragraphs and the spaces between paragraphs end up getting removed?

#6

I am not really sure what do you mean by this… Is it in connection with HTML? or a text type variable in Composer?