Question about long numbers



On 10/6/05, Doug Stewart  wrote:

> > I have a number that is 3807 digits long. I want to put this number in
> > a batch file. ( windows XP system)
> > Notepad does not allow one line to be that long.
>
> I was wrong!  Notepad does work with these big numbers.

i'm glad to hear it worked out OK for you.
however, the question stands, i think.
how can a long number, symbol, or string be broken across lines?

experimenting with a few possibilites,
it seems neither # nor \ nor & are acceptable.

robert dodier