On Mon, 17 Jun 2024 05:02:26 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote:

>Why not
>
>    A = "'"
>    Q = '"'
>
>and avoid assumption aabout the character set?
>
Because Wayne already chose Q foe (the equivalent of)
   Q = "'" and I know how important compatibility with even
the worst designs is to IBM mainframe programmers.
(See recent SETA thread in ASSEMBLER-LIST.)

-- 
gil

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