So, is the following arrangement kosher? Meaning, if the caller of my macro happens to code a double-apostrophe in one of these arguments, will the following arrangement successfully prepare that value for the DC statement? Obviously, I could test this, but I'm also interested in any additional hints/suggestions that might accompany any confirmation.
&LABEL CSECT INITIATE CONTROL SECTION USING &LABEL,15 ESTABLISH TEMP BASE * --------------------------------------------------------------- J HDR&LVL SKIP OVER CORE EYE-CATCHER AIF (T'&BASE(1) EQ 'O').SKIP DROP 15 DISESTABLISH TEMP BASE .SKIP ANOP * DATA LOCTR PGMNAME DC CL8'&LABEL' PROGRAM &STR SETC DEQUOTE('&VERSION') &STR SETC DOUBLE('&STR') DC CL4'&STR' VERSION &STR SETC DEQUOTE('&AUTHOR') &STR SETC DOUBLE('&STR') DC CL4'&STR' AUTHOR &STR SETC DEQUOTE('&DATE') &STR SETC DOUBLE('&STR') DC CL8'&STR' DATE * CODE LOCTR HDR&LVL DS 0H ...etc... Sincerely, Dave Clark -- int.ext: 91078 direct: (937) 531-6378 home: (937) 751-3300 Winsupply Group Services 3110 Kettering Boulevard Dayton, Ohio 45439 USA (937) 294-5331 ********************************************************************************************* This email message and any attachments is for use only by the named addressee(s) and may contain confidential, privileged and/or proprietary information. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete and destroy the message and all copies. All unauthorized direct or indirect use or disclosure of this message is strictly prohibited. No right to confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any error in transmission. *********************************************************************************************