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

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Double quotes are supposed to be a single quote, so in theory it should be
like:
'Ain''t this nice?'

The problem I come into is when trying to put a single quote at the
beginning or end of a constant.  Sometimes it seems I need to put three,
sometimes it seems I need to put four.  Not sure if it's:
'''Ain''t this nice?'''
or
''''Ain't this nice?''''

I have to mess around 'til I get it right each time.

Regards,

Jim Langston
Programmer/Analyst
Cels Enterprises, Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]On
Behalf Of Christopher A. Libby
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 1:39 PM
To: RPG400-L@midrange. com
Subject: Using quotes in a literal


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?

-Chris
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Christopher A. Libby, Programmer/Analyst
Maine Public Service Company (www.mainepublicservice.com)
clibby@mainepublicservice.com (207) 768-5811 ext. 2210

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