Microsoft KB Archive/31232

Correct Syntax for Line Continuation of a Literal Value

PSS ID Number: Q31232 Article last modified on 04-21-1993

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Summary: To ensure that you have the correct syntax for line continuation of a literal value, do the following: 1. Use a quotation mark (single or double) to begin the definition. 2. Continue the definition out to column 72. (Do not terminate the line with a quotation mark.) 3. Specify the hyphen (-) continuation character in column 7 of the next line. 4. Continue the definition in Area B (column 12+) with another quotation mark. 5. Finish the definition with a final quotation mark and a period. The following is an example of the correct syntax: 01 group-item. 04 elementary-item pic x(256) value ‘01234567890123. . . . to column 72 - ’01234567890123. . . . to column 72 - ’0123456789’.

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