Assignment Statements

$ vbl = string_expression

Examples:

$ A = “String 1 “ + “String 2”

$ B = A - “String “ - “String “
$ C = ‘B’

Maximum string length = 255 bytes (up to V7.3-1) 4095 bytes (V7.3-2 +)

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Here are some examples of string operations.

The first operation is a string concatenation.

The second operation is string reduction.

The third operation is a symbol substitution.

What’s happening in statement three?