Itschak Mugzach wrote: >A='**' >Say Value(A)
>Rexx see that as a power attemp and fails the command. How can I stop REXX from interprate variable A? CLIST has this function, BTW. Do use this example: /* REXX */ A='2**4' B= 2**4 SAY DATATYPE(A) SAY DATATYPE(B) SAY A SAY B Use result of DATATYPE to check and then bypass interpreting A. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
