As stated in the "Command Interpreter Access and Variables Programmers Guide", Chapter 8; Command Input/Output Redirection (CIOR), the following applies to the use of the '>', '>>', and '<' in variables and command files:
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Escaping Redirection
If, for any reason, you want to use the IO redirection indicators <,> or
>> without having them function as such, you can precede them with the !
sign.
For example, suppose you wanted to construct a command file to explain
how to use I/O redirection which contained the following echo command:
echo To redirect $STDLIST use the construct, >filename.
This would cause filename to be a newly-created, temporary file
containing the string preceding it.
To prevent this from happening, insert ! before >filename, as follows:
echo To redirect $STDLIST use the construct !>filename
The resulting display would be:
To redirect $STDLIST use the construct >filename
The ! can be used in the same way to escape the other redirection
indicators (< and >>) also.
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No need to write a COBOL program.
Tom Renz
>>> Lars Appel <[log in to unmask]> 08/26/99 11:18AM >>>
Glenn warned...
>As Stan pointed out, that doesn't always work. Before I posted
>the command file, I tested it :) with something like
>
> :test "this is a test so > there"
>
>When I tried
>
> echo !stf_final
>
>it put a string in a temp file called "there" courtesy of the ">" above.
>While this feature can be useful, it can also be a real hassle. I never
>remember how to get around this, so instead of playing with it, I cheated
>by using showvar. :)
I'd probably write a small COBOL program (or whatever language of
choice) that does an HPCIGETVAR and then DISPLAYs the result. This
would probably get around the I/O-redirection issue with < or >.
Lars.
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