Re: Insert a string with a ' in it

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jerry et al

Same idea - I make a constant called QT usually - 
initialized as '''' - for singles

Vern

At 07:28 AM 2/5/2008, you wrote:

> I hate the double (quadruple?) quotes method.  Probably because I'm
> always screwing it up.
>
> Instead, I create a field named apos defined as x'7D' which is the
> apostrophe (in CCSID 37, anyway).  Then, I just concatenate that field
> whenever I build a command, string, or whatever that needs an apostrophe.
>
> Probably just me, but it's more readable and, thus, understandable.
>
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> Esben Kiel Sørensen wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm want to make a string for use in a 
> command, that has a ' in it. Like 
> *KEY('xxxxxxx'). But i simply can't remember 
> how to insert a ' (single quote) in a string, 
> when it also means end of string...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yours sincerely / Med venlig hilsen
> >
> > Esben Kiel Sørensen
> > Software Developer
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