I often create a function to deal with quotes. Typically I'll use an
UNQUOTE function and a REQUOTE function. My use of the letter Q was by way
of an example.
MyDSN = UNQUOTE(MyDSN)
MyDSN = REQUOTE(MyDSN)
Use of the STRIP function is recommended too. This is where embedded quotes
can confuse:
ST
On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 01:36:44 +, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>It is a capital error to assume unfamiliarity just because sombody eschews a
>language feature. I am a very heavy user of abuttment in REXX. I agree with
>Wayne that there is a good case for using variables in this particular case,
>
I ag
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The issue goes beyond what remedies are available. An open source project
depends upon voluntary contributors. If potential contributors don't trust you
to obey license term, you risk being abandoned.
OTOH, changing the li
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On Sat, 6 Jan 2024 14:25:09 +1100, Wayne Bickerdike wrote:
>Quoted strings always gave me grief. I started to u
Way to miss the point.
On Sun, Jan 7, 2024 at 2:58 AM Paul Gilmartin <
042bfe9c879d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Jan 2024 14:25:09 +1100, Wayne Bickerdike wrote:
>
> >Quoted strings always gave me grief. I started to use Q='7D'X and
> >concatenate my strings this way:
> >
On Sat, 6 Jan 2024 14:25:09 +1100, Wayne Bickerdike wrote:
>Quoted strings always gave me grief. I started to use Q='7D'X and
>concatenate my strings this way:
>
>Str = Q||DsNAme||Q.
>LISTDSI(Str)
>
I find that less transparent and surely more verbose than:
LISTDSI( "'"DsNAme"'" ) or even:
