RE: Using quotes in a literal

["Bale, Dan" <D.Bale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: RE: Using quotes in a literal

Lessee if I can be the first of 50 replies to this question!

There are a couple of different ways to skin this cat, and I'm stubborn-headed enough to tell you that MY WAY IS BEST!  <TIC>

Eval     Astring = 'This ''A'' is enclosed in single quotes.'
produces:  This 'A' is enclosed in single quotes.

Note that this is NOT using one double quote on each side of the A, but rather two single quotes.

Others will suggest using a constant to define a single quote, which I find maddening when having to work with such source.  Contrast my example above with this one:

Eval     Astring = 'This ' + @sq + 'A' + @sq + ' is enclosed in single quotes.'

where @sq is a constant with a value of a single quote.

I rest my case.  ;-)

Note that this same issue exists in CL as well.

Dan Bale
IT - AS/400
Handleman Company
248-362-4400  Ext. 4952
D.Bale@Handleman.com
  Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.
  (Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.)

-------------------------- Original Message --------------------------

-----Original Message-----
From:   Christopher A. Libby [SMTP:clibby@mainepublicservice.com]
Sent:   Monday, August 13, 2001 4:39 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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