diff --git a/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp b/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp
index 9b1c205e..80ada017 100644
--- a/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp
+++ b/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp
@@ -1365,6 +1365,7 @@ class SQCompiler
             if(_token == _SC('=')) {
                 Lex();
                 val = ExpectScalar();
+                nval = _integer(val)+1;
             }
             else {
                 val._type = OT_INTEGER;
diff --git a/squirrel/sqlexer.cpp b/squirrel/sqlexer.cpp
index 63c8f972..a679922d 100644
--- a/squirrel/sqlexer.cpp
+++ b/squirrel/sqlexer.cpp
@@ -409,6 +409,13 @@ SQInteger SQLexer::ReadString(SQInteger ndelim,bool verbatim)
                     case _SC('\\'): APPEND_CHAR(_SC('\\')); NEXT(); break;
                     case _SC('"'): APPEND_CHAR(_SC('"')); NEXT(); break;
                     case _SC('\''): APPEND_CHAR(_SC('\'')); NEXT(); break;
+                    case _SC('\n'):
+                        if(ndelim == _SC('"')){
+                          _currentline++;
+                          NEXT();
+                          break;
+                        }
+                        //fallthrough
                     default:
                         Error(_SC("unrecognised escaper char"));
                     break;