Re: MNOTE imbedded apostrophes / ASMA163W

[Paul Gilmartin]

On Nov 30, 2021, at 16:12:18, Retired Mainframe wrote:
> 
> Look up the DOUBLE character-valued built-in function in your Assembler 
> Language Reference.  The description specifically mentions this situation.  
> It 
> is in chapter 9 in my very old reference.
>  
E.g.: 
<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.2.0?topic=SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.asma400/setcbil.htm>

Much of the mickeymouse in that chapter would have been unnecessary if Assembler
had been designed rationally, like Rexx or POSIX shell script, not to re-scan
symbol values.  JCL and CLIST commit the same offense.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List paul schuster
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 2:42 PM
> 
> I am trying to use the &WHAT in a MNOTE like this:
> 
> MNOTE *,'&&amp;WHAT = &WHAT'
> 
> However this generates
> 
> MNOTE *,'&&amp;WHAT = C'R''
> ASMA163W Operand not properly enclosed in quotes

-- gil