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### `plsesc`: Set the escape character for text strings

`plsesc` (esc);

Set the escape character for text strings. From C (in contrast to Fortran 77, see `plsescfortran77`) you pass ``esc`` as a character. Only selected characters are allowed to prevent the user from shooting himself in the foot (For example, a "\" isn't allowed since it conflicts with C's use of backslash as a character escape). Here are the allowed escape characters and their corresponding decimal ASCII values:

- "!", ASCII 33

- "#", ASCII 35

- "$", ASCII 36

- "%", ASCII 37

- "&", ASCII 38

- "*", ASCII 42

- "@", ASCII 64

- "^", ASCII 94

- "~", ASCII 126

`esc` (`char`, input) Escape character.

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