string concatination in rexx || sigh not working

Vkp321 · New User Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 56 Location: Dublin

Hi ,

I used || sign for concatination string , but it is throwing error
"Invalid character in program"

I tried following code

A = 'ABC' ¦¦ 'XYZ'
SAY A

expat · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:38 pm

I've worked at sites where the concat char was !

PeterHolland · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:40 pm

Try ||

Vkp321 · New User Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 56 Location: Dublin

! is not working

PeterHolland · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:44 pm

Try ||

Vkp321 · New User Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 56 Location: Dublin

|| is working , This is pipe sign or what

PeterHolland · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:49 pm

Probably, the only pipe i know is the one im smoking.

superk · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:52 pm

Logical "or".

Vkp321 · New User Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 56 Location: Dublin

in mainframe screen it is appearing as ¦¦ (shft + ¦)... but in text pad it is appearing as | , strange... but it worked..

Thanks

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:41 pm

Hello,