>>Jim,
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>>With the && not I don't think there is any issue. However with the & macro expansion there very well may be code out there that expects;
>>
>>

>>lcStr = "ABC"
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>>? "Here is the first three letters in the alphabet &lcStr"
>>

>>
>>prints: Here is the first three letters in the alphabet ABC
>
>I personally think that macro substitution shouldn't happen when withing strings.

Please don't let them throw out the & macro :-)