Re: Help running a very very very simple code

Lew wrote:
> One assumes that the word "plain" in "plain text" was key to Sabine's 
> point. While it is undeniable that the char 147 and 148 are text, they 
> are not "plain".  They also are not legal String constant delimiters in 
> Java.

Yes. Maybe I should have said "stick to ASCII characters".

> 
> Not that I agree with the advice to stick with "plain" text, BTW, or 
> find it relevant to the OP's problem.  However, it is im****tant to stick

> to legal Java when programming in Java, and this is the heart of the 
> OP's difficulty.
> 
Yes, although the illegal characters are in plain view <g> in the news 
post, they /might/ have been obscured by Netbeans.
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