To extend my own post, another experiment:
SET RED = BLUE SET COLOR = &RED SET COLLAR = &&RED WRITE 'Write of &COLOR: ' &COLOR WRITE 'Write of &&COLOR: ' &&COLOR WRITE 'Write of &&COLLAR: ' &&COLLAR WRITE 'Write of &COLLAR: ' &COLLAR produces: 'WRITE OF BLUE: ' BLUE 'WRITE OF &COLOR: ' &COLOR 'WRITE OF &COLLAR: ' &COLLAR 'WRITE OF BLUE: ' BLUE For what it's worth. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
