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the difference between ' and " [message #8230] Mon, 17 February 1997 00:00
R. Bauer is currently offline  R. Bauer
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Registered: November 1996
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I found that's there is a difference for using ' or " to sign numbers as
strings.

IDL> a='1'
IDL> a="1"

a="1"
^
% Syntax error.

The users guide said that both ' and " have the same useabilty.

It's not true.

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R.Bauer

Institut fuer Stratosphaerische Chemie (ICG-1)
Forschungszentrum Juelich
email: R.Bauer@kfa-juelich.de
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