SunitJoshi wrote: > Hi All > If someone could show me how to use raw-strings with variables, I > would really appreciate it. > For e.g.: if str_path = "C:\\windows\\temp" > > thanks > Sunit Since I suspect you have path-strings like the above in mind, may I suggest simply using forward slashes - they will work on win98. Else I recommend using 'os.sep'. Anders Moe