>>I want to build a long command line.
>>
>>This works OK:
>>

>>TEXT TO dothis
>>cmsg = 'A' + 'B'+ 'C'
>>ENDTEXT
>>
>>&dothis
>>?cmsg
>>

>>
>>Now trying to build a multi-line command:
>>
>>

>>
>>TEXT TO dothis
>>cmsg = 'A' + ;
>>'B'+ 'C'
>>ENDTEXT
>>
>>&dothis
>>?cmsg
>>

>>
>>This gives an error (with or without the semi-colon). Is there a way to build up a command over more than one line?
>>Cyril
>
>Don't use macro substitution. Use EXECSCRIPT() instead:
>

>TEXT TO lcDoThis NOSHOW
>     cmsg = 'A' + 'B'+ 'C'
>     MessageBox(cmsg)
>ENDTEXT
>EXECSCRIPT(lcDoThis)
>

Thanks for the EXECSCRIPT() suggestion. This works:

cmsg = ''
TEXT TO lcDoThis NOSHOW
     cmsg = 'A' + ;
     'B'+ 'C'
ENDTEXT
Execscript(lcDoThis)
Messagebox(cmsg)