# How to pass string with backslash at end to json\_query

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-pass-string-with-backslash-at-end-to-json-query/3374>\
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**Tags:** windows, collections\
**Created:** [January 18, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-pass-string-with-backslash-at-end-to-json-query/3374 "2024-01-18T13:27:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-pass-string-with-backslash-at-end-to-json-query/3374/1 "2024-01-18T13:27:20Z")

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Below is the JSON output text from a command, trying to fetch FullName and FileVersionRaw where FullName not contains ‘\msvc\’

`{ "windows_result.output": [{ "FullName": "E:\\\\app\\\\client\\\\product\\\\client\\\\bin\\\\file.txt", "Mode": "-a----", "Target": [], "VersionInfo": { "FileVersionRaw": "19.0.0.0", "ProductVersionRaw": "0.0.0.0" } }, { "FullName": "E:\\\\app\\\\client\\\\product\\\\msvc\\\\vc10\\\\file.txt", "Mode": "-a----", "Target": [], "VersionInfo": { "FileVersionRaw": "19.0.0.0", "ProductVersionRaw": "0.0.0.0" } } ] }`

Below code produces result as we search only for string ‘\\msvc’ which starts with backslash

`- name: Print result - Windows debug: msg: "{{ windows_result.output | to_json | from_json | json_query(client_path) }}" vars: client_path: "[? !contains(FullName,'\\msvc')].{FullName: FullName, FileVersionRaw: VersionInfo.FileVersionRaw}" `

Result output:

` "msg": [{ "FileVersionRaw": "19.0.0.0", "FullName": "E:\\\\app\\\\client\\\\product\\\\client\\\\bin\\\\file.txt" }]`

However if string modified to ‘\\msvc\\’ to search msvc between backslashes, \’ at end considered as escape for single quote and throws error. Please help.

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