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.)
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