When I call alasql with

console.log(alasql("VALUE OF SELECT ASCII('\\');"))

I expect to get 92 (char value of \) but instead I get

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token )(…)
yy.Select.compileSelect2 @ alasql.js:8970
yy.Select.compile @ alasql.js:7228
alasql.dexec @ alasql.js:4225
alasql.exec @ alasql.js:4190
alasql @ alasql.js:121

The problem is that a generated function does not keep the escaped syntax \\ and end up looking like this

(function(p,params,alasql
/**/) {
var y;var r={'ASCII(\'\\')':(y=alasql.stdfn.ASCII('\'),y===y?y:undefined)};return r
})

Where the problem is the ASCII('\') part where the string never ends as the last ' is escaped.

I have tried to make it work by changing how utils.escapeq escapes the string but kept introducing errors in our npm test.

I have a feeling it has to do with yy.StringValue.prototype.toJS but I dont have the detailed insights of the src yet to fix this one...