https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/String-variable-containing-single-and-double-quotation-marks/m-p/71372#M15452 I want the string variable fstring1 to be:<BR /> <BR /> <B>'[select("r1c1:r10c1")]'</B>. <B>All</B> quotation marks belong to the string.<BR /> <BR /> The numeric variable lastrow has the value 10.<BR /> <BR /> This expression doesn't work:<BR /> <BR /> fstring1=<B>"'[select("r1c1:r" || strip(put(lastrow,3.0)) || "c1")]'"</B>.<BR /> <BR /> In the expression I am trying to concatenate the 3 strings:<BR /> <BR /> <B>'[select("r1c1:r</B><BR /> <BR /> <B>strip(put(lastrow,3.0))</B><BR /> <BR /> <B>c1")]'</B>.<BR /> <BR /> Any suggestions? Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:28:11 GMT deleted_user 2010-03-26T09:28:11Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/String-variable-containing-single-and-double-quotation-marks/m-p/71372#M15452 I want the string variable fstring1 to be:<BR /> <BR /> <B>'[select("r1c1:r10c1")]'</B>. <B>All</B> quotation marks belong to the string.<BR /> <BR /> The numeric variable lastrow has the value 10.<BR /> <BR /> This expression doesn't work:<BR /> <BR /> fstring1=<B>"'[select("r1c1:r" || strip(put(lastrow,3.0)) || "c1")]'"</B>.<BR /> <BR /> In the expression I am trying to concatenate the 3 strings:<BR /> <BR /> <B>'[select("r1c1:r</B><BR /> <BR /> <B>strip(put(lastrow,3.0))</B><BR /> <BR /> <B>c1")]'</B>.<BR /> <BR /> Any suggestions? Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:28:11 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/String-variable-containing-single-and-double-quotation-marks/m-p/71372#M15452 deleted_user 2010-03-26T09:28:11Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/String-variable-containing-single-and-double-quotation-marks/m-p/71373#M15453 Try this:<BR /> [pre]<BR /> "[select(""r1c1:r" || strip(put(lastrow,3.0)) || "c1"")]"<BR /> [/pre]<BR /> Double every double quotes you wish to be represented within the string.<BR /> <BR /> Same rule applies for sinqle quotes.<BR /> <BR /> Cheers from Portugal.<BR /> <BR /> Daniel Santos @ <A href="http://www.cgd.pt" target="_blank">www.cgd.pt</A> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:30:41 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/String-variable-containing-single-and-double-quotation-marks/m-p/71373#M15453 DanielSantos 2010-03-26T10:30:41Z