Tracy,

I'm not quite sure why it's not working for you. I tried it & it worked:

Command file:
    1     input xx;prompt="Input:"
    2     echo !xx
    3     echo
    4     /o test
    5     /l[/
    6     echo
    7     /c1"!xx"@
    8     echo
    9     /l[/

Result:
/xeq test.cmd
Input:abc
abc

Open TEST.HOME.AUSSS Current = 5

    1        xyz
    2        xyz
    3        xyz
    4        xyz
    5        xyz

    1     abc   xyz
    2     abc   xyz
    3     abc   xyz
    4     abc   xyz
    5     abc   xyz
5 lines changed

    1     abc   xyz
    2     abc   xyz
    3     abc   xyz
    4     abc   xyz
    5     abc   xyz
/

Works for me, using a command file.

Using Qedit 5.3 on MPE/iX 7.5.
You could try wrapping square brackets around the variable:
/c31"![EF]"@

HTH
Greg.

>>> Tracy Pierce <[log in to unmask]> 3/12/2004 10:11:56 >>>
I need to do

/input EF
abcde
/echo !EF
abcde
/c 31 "!EF" @

but instead of literally !EF at column 31, I want abcde.  help? brain not
working today.


Tracy Pierce

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