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Want to use apostrophe in a value of a variable
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ladieheartz

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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2007 9:42 am
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Hi there,
how shd i code if i want to use apostrophe in a value of a variable. ?
e.g:

03 FILLER PIC X(046)
VALUE 'BRANCH'S COUNTER.'.

please help. tq
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saiprasadh

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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2007 10:08 am
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Hi

Use the below format

Code:
 01 TESTVAR      PIC X(46) VALUE 'BRANCH''S SAI'.



Thanks
Sai
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ladieheartz

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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2007 11:34 am
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hi sai,
thanx for your help! icon_wink.gif
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