11 Appendix A – Syntax and
Definitions
11.1 Definition of <string>
For convenience, the 1936/2936 Series recognizes double quoted, single
quoted, and unquoted strings with certain restrictions as detailed below. Any
of these forms may be used where a <string> parameter is required.
1. <string>,using double quotes “this is a string”
2. <string>,using single quotes. ‘this is a string’
3. <string>,using no quotes. thisisastring
A description of each type of <string follows:
1. <string> defined using double quotes.
A double quote indicates that a string follows, and the string is terminated
by another double quote. A double quote may be embedded within the
string by using two double quotes together:
Example: “this string contains a “”double quote”
All characters within the two outer double quotes are considered part of
the string. It is an error if the string does not terminate with a double
quote. The string cannot contain the <CR>(ASCII decimal 13),
<LF>(ASCII decimal 10), or End or Identify characters.
2. <string> defined using single quotes.
This form is similar to double quoted string. A single quote indicates that
a string follows, and the string is terminated by another single quote. A
single quote may be embedded within the string by using two single
quotes together:
Example: ‘this string contains a‘’single quote’
All characters within the two outer single quotes are considered part of the
string. It is an error if the string does not terminate with a single quote.
The string cannot contain the <CR>(ASCII decimal 13), <LF>(ASCII
decimal 10), or End or Identify characters.
3. <string> defined using no quotes.
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