Your method is also valid and is used when you are trying to build the string using dynamic data
i.e.: "NOT ('Project Status' = " + """" + $MyField1$ + """" + " OR 'Project Status' = " + """" + $MyField2$ + """" + ")" Or "NOT ('Project Status' = """ + $MyField1$ + """ OR 'Project Status' = """ + $MyField2$ + """)" Fred -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of patchsk Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 2:15 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: Using " in an External () query ** Sorry for the typo. I meant two double quotes(not four single quotes). You need to double it as the other post. -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Grooms, Frederick W Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 2:02 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: Using " in an External () query To get double quotes inside a string you have to double them up and use 2 double quotes "NOT ('Project Status' = ""Completed"" OR 'Project Status' = ""Cancelled"" OR 'Project Status' = ""Rejected"" OR 'Project Status' = ""Closed"" OR 'Project Status' = ""Failed"")" -----Original Message----- On Thursday, August 9, 2012 11:41:12 AM UTC-7, patchsk wrote: For the internal double quotes I think you need to use four quotes like """" as below "NOT ('Project Status' =" + """" + "Completed" + """" + " OR 'Project Status' = " + """" + "Cancelled" + ..... -----Original Message----- On Thursday, August 9, 2012 11:17:28 AM UTC-7, Vimal wrote: Hi all, Please assist, I'm trying to set a query string into a field, using an Active Link, which i want to use in an External qualification. eg: "NOT ('Project Status' = "Completed" OR 'Project Status' = "Cancelled" OR 'Project Status' = "Rejected" OR 'Project Status' = "Closed" OR 'Project Status' = "Failed")" Remedy won't let me save, get an error message (Unexpected Character) when i modify the Action on the Active Link. Any idea how I can get this to work? Regards, Vimal _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"