# New Line Character

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/new-line-character/3416>\
**Category:** Robot Controller\
**Created:** [March 6, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/new-line-character/3416 "2010-03-06T16:50:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![marcelcmb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@marcelcmb](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/marcelcmb)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/new-line-character/3416/1 "2010-03-06T16:50:51Z")

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Hello,

is there a new line character in RAPID? Something equivalent to in other programming languages like Java, C++, PHP etc.

Thank you,  
Marcel.

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**Author:** ![frpa](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/frpa/32/3390_2.png) [@frpa](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/frpa)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/new-line-character/3416/2 "2010-03-09T12:59:02Z")

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Hello,  
I believe that the new line character is A. I haven’t tried it, though.

Good luck!

BR frpa

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**Author:** ![Jetman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e495f1/32.png) [@Jetman](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Jetman)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/new-line-character/3416/3 "2010-03-10T16:04:37Z")

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It is,

as you can see in Rapid manual for the SocketConnect Intruction.

DA = CR + LF

Jet

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**Author:** ![marcelcmb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@marcelcmb](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/marcelcmb)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/new-line-character/3416/4 "2010-03-18T01:40:49Z")

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It worked, thank you!