RE: Using quotes in a literal -- RPG400-L

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Subject: RE: Using quotes in a literal
From: Buck Calabro <Buck.Calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 16:50:28 -0400
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>How would one go about using quotes in an RPG literal?  
>I'm trying to put together a string which will be used to 
>call an AS/400 command, however this command has 
>several quotes (') in it.  How would I escape them?

I went to the InfoCentre, put in "rpg quote" and came up with a link that
said "Literals."  I took that link and found this reference:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/v5r1/ic2924/books/c0925083113.
htm
Bottom line: An apostrophe required as part of a literal is represented by
two apostrophes. For example, the literal O'CLOCK is coded as 'O''CLOCK'. 

I will add this to the FAQ.

Buck Calabro
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