Trying to concatenate a variable with a string in ISPF Macro

Soumya Roy · New User Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 10 Location: Bangalore

Hi,

I'm coding an ISPF Edit Macro. I'm using the folowing code to insert:
"ISREDIT LINE_AFTER .ZCSR = 'This is the start of PARA1'"

Now I need to include the PARA1 name also so that the inserted line will look like:

'This is the start of PARA1: ABC'

I have taken the Para name into a variable XYZ(using the substring, POS functions). I am now trying to execute the code as:

"ISREDIT LINE_AFTER .ZCSR = 'This is the start of PARA1: (xyz)'".

But this code is not working. Can anybody please share any idea? Please let me know if there is any confusion/doubt.

expat · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:17 pm

I usually build the data as a variable and then insert the variable

Pedro · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:08 pm

Rexx will try to resolve the string first. The stuff within quotes does not get resolved: outside of quotes is.

Soumya Roy · New User Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 10 Location: Bangalore

Hi All,

Thanks for your suggestions.

I was able to execute the code like:
STRING = " This is the start of the Para "PARA1"';"
"LINE_AFTER .ZCSR = (STRING)"