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Use of backslash in SAY
ok - I have now tried it as a CLIST - using this: << WRITE LOOK IN MY DOCUMENTS\REXX >> and still it translates it to a ':'. So i guess it's not a REXX issue, but something peculiar to my setup. Thanks anyway. -
Use of backslash in SAY
Thanks for the response. It's hex 'E0' for me too. I don't think it's the emulator because the '\' shows up in the source code OK. It works correctly if I run the REXX in a TSO batch job. It displays as a ':' if I run it in ISPF or from the READY prompt. I tried a TRACE I and that shows ':' as... -
Use of backslash in SAY
I should have added that this is on a z/OS platform - v1.9 -
Use of backslash in SAY
I want to do this: SAY 'Look in this folder - My Documents\REXX' but what I get is this: Look in this folder - My Documents:REXX How can I get a '\' to print in a SAY command?
