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Ramya A
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Joined: 26 Jul 2004
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Hi,
I'm using an edit macro in REXX where I'm trying to find for a word containing '&'
Eg. 'Find all DSN=XXXX(&MEM)'
For some reason, this command returns a RC of 4 (String not found) in the macro. But if I copy the same command and apply directly in the command line of the edited dataset, the search string is found. Also, all other search strings without any '&' sign works fine in the same macro.
Is there any specifc character of ISPF or REXX that doesn't allow the usage of '&' in the search string?
Any information about this would be really helpful. Thanks. |
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ofer71
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Joined: 27 Dec 2005
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Location: Israel
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The "&" means boolean AND in REXX. Use a hexadecimal string instead.
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khamarutheen
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Location: NJ
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Hi,
The command line commands sometimes wont work in pgm's ... bcz they are reserved words in pgm codes ... eg. & is reserved as AND in REXX ... |
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Ramya A
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But when I give the whole ISREDIT command inside double qoutes, will it still be considered as REXX operand??
"Find all DSN=XXXX(&MEM)" |
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