Not sure what you want. REXX alway replaces all variables on a statement before executing the resulting statment.
Some ideas: say A say 'A' say 'A=' !! A -- Peter Hunkeler CREDIT SUISSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html