String variables can be assigned by in much the same manner as numeric variables.
Here is an example of their use:
$PROGID=MSG
...
%IF $ANSWER<>Y %THEN %GOTO @SKIP
...
...
...
@SKIP
String comparisons are space dependent. There should be no space after the operator and a space should be placed after the testing string.
String variables may be defined as in the following example to obtain strings which contain spaces; for example:
$STRING="This is a string variable"
$MESSAGE="***A string message ***"