multiple Format Specifier Syntax

[labmaster]

I have a simple question but complicated to me for a long time.

When I manipulate a string, I added some special characters like space, tab or other.

However, I want to know the skill in case of many special letter.

For example, 5 tabs requires \t\t\t\t\t but cannot be intuitive.

Do you know any other skill like 5(\t)?

labmaster.

[GerdW]

Hi Labmaster,

Do you know any other skill like 5(\t)?

You have a string with some characters and you want to add 5 TAB characters: you need to add those 5 TABs. What other "skill" do you expect?

5 tabs requires \t\t\t\t\t but cannot be intuitive.

What's not "intuitive" to type 5 TABs when you need them?

[labmaster]

In many cases, I felt some difficulties to count the number of special characters.

I wondered how other people can treat this. 

labmaster.

[GerdW]

Hi Labmaster,

I never had the need to include 5 consecutive TABs in a text file…

You have some weird formatting going on!

But you could:

- use a FOR loop to generate your TABs 🙂

- use an array of 6 empty strings, followed by ArrayToSpreadsheetString to generate 5 TABs… 😄

- use a ConcatString with 5 inputs and wire a TAB constant to each of them…