How can I print a string that contains 'Escape characters'?

I am copying data from a file and attempting to print it to a second file. One of the lines of data I want to copy is a path to a folder. C:\ni-rt\NIVeriStand\XNET\Raw Data Logs '\n' and '\N' are escape characters when using fprintf(fid2, mystring) When I open the write file the data looks like

C:

i-rt

Is there a way I can print the string as is to a second file?

Answer 1

[Guillaume]

The simplest way is not to use the string you want to write as the format string, but as one of the argument to be formatted:

fprintf(fid2, '%s', mystring);

Alternatively, you could escape the '\':

fprintf(fid2, strrep(mystring, '\', '\\'));

Option 1 is more robust and should be faster.

[Michael Jarboe]

Thank you Guillaume!