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Use of Quotation Marks

You must always use quotation marks (either single or double as explained as follows) when a user-defined value contains an embedded space, leading digit, or one of the following characters:

• Period (.)
• Comma (,)
• Semi-colon (;)
• Colon (:)
• Equal sign (=)
• Parentheses ( or )
• Greater or Less Than signs ( < or >)
• Single Quotation mark ( ' )
• Double Quotation mark ( " )

If the user-defined value contains a double quotation mark ("), the value must be surrounded by single quotation marks ('). Conversely, if the user-defined value contains a single quotation mark, the value must be surrounded by double quotation marks. If you enter a double quotation mark as the first quotation mark, you must enter a double quotation mark as the ending quotation mark. The same rule applies for single quotation marks.

Note: You cannot use quotation marks in the VERSION field of any commands in the CA Endevor/DB Batch facility.