Allows redefinition of the character used to
mark a variable.
PAGE uses a reserved character, which is the
ampersand (&) by default, to designate a
variable.
For example: &VARNAME& the characters
immediately surrounding VARNAME indicate to
PAGE that the writer is referring to the
current value of the variable VARNAME. PAGE
is smart enough to be able to distinguish
most occasion where the same character is
used "by itself" and is not to marking a
variable. PAGE basically checks to see if
the first ampersand has a letter immediately
to its right and that the right ampersand has
a character immediately to its right.
Nevertheless, there are occasion when you may
want to use the ampersand in the text in a
way that causes PAGE to think you are
referring to a variable. In those rare
cases, you may simply redefine the character
to something other than the ampersand. Any
character will do, but be sure to use one
that is unusual enough that you won't end up
with the same problem somewhere else. The
"at" sign (@) is usually a good alternative.
To redefine the variable flag character to @,
include the following.
.DV @
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