Lets you specify how the AVM interprets a quoted character value during assignment into the BUFFER-VALUE attribute for a character BUFFER-FIELD object. That is, whether the AVM treats the quoted character value as a literal or non-literal character value.

Return type: LOGICAL

Access: Readable/Writeable

Applies to: Buffer-field object handle

When TRUE, the AVM treats a quoted character value as a literal character value. That is, it does not remove enclosing quotes, trailing blanks, or formatting insertion characters.

When FALSE, the default value, the AVM treats a quoted character value as a non-literal character value. That is, it removes enclosing quotes, trailing blanks, and formatting insertion characters. For example:

  • The AVM treats "abc   " as abc.
  • The AVM treats a quoted question mark character ("?") as the Unknown value (?).

You can use the Literal Question (-literalquestion) startup parameter to change the default value of the LITERAL-QUESTION attribute to TRUE (which would otherwise be FALSE). For more information about this startup parameter, see Startup Command and Parameter Reference.

See also

BUFFER-VALUE( ) method