But I take it that 

SYMDEF(&IPSUBNET1='121.122') 


will be okay?

 
Thanks,

Mark Regan
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________________________________
 From: Tom Marchant <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: System Symbols Question
 

On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 07:39:36 -0800, Mark Regan wrote:

>Can you set up a symbol that has a period in it?

Yes, as others have said.

>Example:
>
>SYMDEF(&IP1='121.122')


No.  As documented, "The length of the resolved substitution text cannot exceed 
the length of &symbol, including the ampersand on &symbol and excluding the 
single quotation marks on 'sub-text'."

So your example is not valid.

-- 
Tom Marchant

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