On Sat, 20 Sep 2025 17:52:45 +0100, Rupert Reynolds wrote:
>I forget whether it's currently working, but as a matter of style I'd
>recommend quoting everything going to the current environment (ISREDIT): -
>/* REXX */
> address ISREDIT
> "MACRO"
> "CAPS OFF"
> "CHANGE 'AAA' 'Aaa' ALL"
>exit
>
I'll generalize that by simplifying it
I'd recommend quoting all strings.
Note that some instructions such as ADDRESS and TRACE accept
unevaluated symbol arguments.
>If it's still giving trouble, have you checked your Rexx for odd control
>characters using HEX ON?
>You can also find them using F P'.' (where p'.' is anything not printable).
>
>Also note you can use pictorial arguments for CHANGE, such as
>"C ALL C'AAA' P'=<<' "
>
>which should do the same as yours, but may be useful in future.
--
gil
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