Execscript is slower than &.

>>>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)
>