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On Saturday 28 July 2007 11:47, Kevin Tunison wrote: > Try google code search instead - that will allow @ searches. or use "at > symbol" > > Maybe it is to prevent email scouring. > > On 7/25/07, Simon Williams <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > This is mad! > > I cannot for the life of me find out what google uses as an escape > > character. I'm trying to put an "@" in the search, but google just > > ignores it. > > > > The reason is that I have a line which looks like this: > > > > @mysql_select_db($dbname) or die( "Error: Unable to select database"); > > > > It works, but I want to know what the @ does and why it is there. > > > > Thanks > > Simon If you use the quotation marks, then a search on the main Google UK site will bring up hits - "@mysql_select_db($dbname) or die( "Error: Unable to select database");" gives hits with the "@" symbol and without. No hits in Google/linux though! Mark -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html